Eeyore's Family (Thistle) Tree in The Hundred Acre Wood(lawn)

John Mary James Blackshaw Thomas Bean Ellen Elizabeth Albert Frederick Luthy Luethi Violet LaPreal Alice Leo Milton Noakes Irvin Ruby Lee Melvin Woodland Thomas Amilla [Millie] Ann Guymon Emma Huff Winnie Kate Pearl Robert Elmo Emery Bea Holland Edith Clara Mandy Louisa Mamie Harry Granger Darwin Briggs Francis Wilbur Bill Morrison Christine Mildred Payne Arthur Lawrence Morris Dean Cummings Middleton High Class of '34 Ella Wolf Chastain S.S. Zeelandia Vidian Harry Vialo Vernon Weis Deneise Bender Werner Viola Stevens Virginia Weis Renner Gantz Eeyore's Family (Thistle) Tree
in The Hundred Acre Wood(lawn)

"Do join in the search for a lost friend-or-relation.
But don't be surprised when nobody bothers to tell you he's been found,
and you search on alone for days."

C's Maternal Family (OK, OK, this is so far, the largest section. What can I say? My mother's half of the family is Latter Day Saint -- a genealogical goldmine!):

The Civil War diary of George Taylor Granger, with historical photos and information. Apart from his presence at the smithsonian fire, and the inauguration, reception, viewing, and funeral of Abraham Lincoln, it is a boring diary, no doubt due to the prayers of his family to keep him out of harm's way.

Daguerreotype photo of a mystery relative. Torn identification on back says only: "OTY...TOLO"{duh-gair'-oh-tipe} The daguerreotype, invented in 1837 by the French artist Louis Daguerre, was the first practical form of reproduction in photography. A daguerreotype was made on a silver-plated sheet of copper made light-sensitive by prior exposure to vapors that produced silver iodide. The plate was next exposed in a modified camera obscura, then treated with mercury vapors. Since the portions of the plate exposed to the light had changed back to silver, the mercury joined with the silver to form an amalgam, which was the image. The remaining silver iodide was removed by washing, originally with a salt solution but later with sodium hyposulfite. Costly and time-consuming, daguerreotypes were, nevertheless, superbly detailed. The process, although popular, was soon replaced.

Lillie Carlson-Woodland, my uncle Melvin's mother. I'm not blood-related to her, but this picture is so cute, I wish I was and I'm putting her here anyway! Probably taken shortly before her marriage in 1915.

Read aboutWelton W. Woodland, born June 1, 1893, in Arimo, Idaho, my uncle Melvin's uncle. Again, not blood-related, but I love those chaps. Giddyap!

Ruby & Melvin Woodland. Ruby Alice Noakes-Woodland (b: 7-11-1915, Rexburg, ID d: 8-3-1995, Sacramento, CA) was my biological grandmother's identical non-twin sister, so when I see her I think that's what LaPreal would have looked like.

Ruby pulling LaPreal in this wagon, exact date unknown. "It may have been taken when I was overseas. Barbara loves this picture!!!!!!! Sweet, proper, immaculate Ruby on her hands and knees with a rope in her mouth with high heels on!!!!!"

Ruby and Melvin Woodland's 50th anniversary, Orlando, FL, summer 1992
Back row (l-r)David Woodland {youngest}, his wife Joyce, Lee's wife Barbara, Jeff Dresser{2}, Jon Dresser.
Next row (l-r) Alicia Woodland {David's #1} holding Laura {David's youngest}, Angela Woodland {David's #2} Patriarch Melvin Woodland, Matriarch Ruby Alice Noakes-Woodland, Lana Woodland-Dresser{#2}, and Jena Dresser {#1}.
Next row, in overalls, Rebecca Young {Rita's #3}, Rita Woodland-Young-Kearl {#3} holding Stephanie Kearl {Rita's #5}, Julie Young (dark shirt) {Rita's #2}, and Matthew Woodland {David's #3}.
Next row, Lee Woodland {#1}, Dean Kearl, Mark Woodland {David's #4}.
Seated, front row, Jay Dressser {Lana's #3}, Darren Woodland {David's #6}, Michael Dresser {Lana's #4} and Philip Woodland {David's #5}.
Extreme right inset, Jonathan Young {Rita's #l} and Steven Young {Rita's #2}, unwittingly playing hookey. Image and identification courtesy Melvin Woodland.