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I received E-mail in October 2000 from Janice containing information on the Olean Etherton branch of the family tree
>I am one of your Illinois cousins. My name is Janice Gossett (STEARNS) My >mother was Olean Etherton Stearns the youngest child of Benjamin Etherton >and Rachel Rodgers Etherton from Pomona. My father was Fred Stearns. I am >the youngest of five children. I have a brother Tom and a sister named >Bernell who lives in Murphysboro, and another sister Lois living in >Missouri. I have a deceased (1994)brother Rondell. I'm not sure who I am >sending this email to. I'm guessing that Joel is one of Hod's & Bess >grandsons. I know that Wm. Howard is their son. I remember meeting their >daughter Mary and a son (maybe was Gene)in the fifties. My parents, my >sister and her daughter and I spent a couple of days In Owatonna. We had >taken my sister Lois back to San Francisco and dad decided to surprise mom >by taking an extended vacation and bringing her to see her brother. >My niece celebrated her 2nd birthday in Owatonna. To my knowledge that was >the only time mom had been to Hod's. Hod and Bess had made several trips >back to IL, as well as her other brother Harmon (nickname Hinnies). That >maybe misspelled. >I remember some of Uncle Hod & Aunt Bess' visits back to Illinois. Also >Peggy's. > >I got a copy of your emails from my brother Tom. He received them from >Dale Ellis, who is an uncle to Sherry Lynn Ellis Kyle, >The summer my mom died Sherry was working with my mom on Etherton history. >In one of your emails you stated that you had been in Pomona in 98, too bad >you didn't know that Frank was within 5 to 10 miles of you when you >visited. My brother Tom would have enjoyed spending time with you. >Visiting old homestead and talking about the Aunt's and Uncle's is one of >his favorite past times. > >You also mentioned going to James Etherton funeral in Indiana. That was >mother's brother that was electrocuted. He left a wife and three young >boys. Robert (Bob), Don and Bill. Bill was the youngest, he never >married. He was in the service, I believe it was Air Force. I think he >retired from the service. He was living in Marion,IND. I don't know what >he did after he got out of service. He is deceased ,as well as, his brother >Don. My last correspondence from Aunt Anna (their mom/James wife) was >around 1990 -92. At that time Bob was still living. My last Christmas >card that I sent her which was in the early 90's came back to me. So I >take it that she and her second husband (Howard) has passed away. > >I hope you can follow all this. I would enjoy corresponding with you and >catching up on what has been going on with Hod's & Bess' family. My mom >always kept up with all her nieces and nephews. She may not have >corresponded with them directly, but her brothers and sisters kept her >informed. By this going on I felt like I knew our cousins. I miss that. > >Hope to here from you soon > >Janice
Type: e-mail
Date: 2000-10-01
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