MORRIS, John "Casey" John "Casey" MORRIS was born December 20, 1881, in Streatror, LaSalle County, Illinois to William MORRIS and Selena "Lena" PRESCOTT. John came to Kittitas County, Washington with his parents in 1890 and became a "familiar figure" in Roslyn. He worked in the coal mines as a rope rider, and was a "great outdoorsman, fishing and hunting were his favorite hobbies. He was a former member of the Eagles Lodge." John married his first wife, Ellen FARRINGTON on July 2, 1902 in Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington. She was born on February 6, 1884 in Tucarawas County, Ohio to William FARRINGTON and Mary HINDLEY. Ellen and her family came to Washington when she was a small child. She died of hemorraghic scarlet fever on July 2, 1912 in Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington and is buried in the Roslyn Moose Cemetery. Her death certificate is issued in the name of "Helen" MORRIS. She may be buried in the FARRINGTON family plot in Roslyn and with a stone marked "Helen FARRINGTON". John and Ellen had one child, Mildred Ellen MORRIS, born January 31, 1903. Her birth is listed in Early Kittitas County Births, by the Kittitas County Genealogical Society. She was christened April 30, 1905 at the Calvary Church, in Roslyn Washington. The record is signed "Sidney A. MORGAN" and witnesses were the parents, John MORRIS and Ellen FARRINGTON, and William HEATHCOCK. After her mother's death, Mildred, went to live with Raymond Arlo TAYLOR and Linnie Elizabeth SPRAY who eventually adopted her about 1913 and her name was changed to Mildred Ellen TAYLOR. John MORRIS' second wife, Mabel HANSON, was a practical nurse and they had four sons: William, Daniel, Richard and Raymond who were twins. John died in a mining accident, under a trip, at # 9 mine in Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington, on December 20, 1946 - his 65th birthday. He is buried at the Moose Cemetery in Roslyn, Washington. Services were held from the Episcopal Church preceding burial. Thomas WOODWARD, lay reader, officiated. John's mother, Selena, listed in his obituary as Mrs. James D. BONE, was alive at the time of his death as well as a brother Harold BONE of Roslyn, and a sister Gladys Mae BONE Heathcock also of Roslyn. A copy of his obituary states that he had lived in Roslyn about 35 years and had worked for the NWI mines for 31 years. Submitted by Shirley Walterhouse TAYLOR, Raymond Arlo Raymond Arlo TAYLOR married Linnie Elizabeth SPRAY. Raymond was a clerk in the coal mines. Mildred Ellen MORRIS, daughter of John MORRIS and Ellen FARRINGTON came to live with the couple in 1912 when her mother, Ellen died. Raymond and Linnie adopted her about 1913 and she became Mildred Ellen TAYLOR. The family moved from Washington to Sheridan, Wyoming and eventually Taylorville, Illinois. There is/was a Spray Lake on the property that is now Ft. Lewis, Washington. Raymond and Ellen also took care of Mildred's daughter, Elizabeth Mae "Betty" GOWIN, after Mildred divorced and remarried in 1926. She became known as Betty TAYLOR. Raymond and Linnie are buried in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. Submitted by Shirley Walterhouse MORRIS, Mildred Ellen Mildred Ellen MORRIS was born to John MORRIS and Ellen FARRINGTON on January 31, 1903. She was christened April 30, 1905 at the Calvary Church, in Roslyn Washington. The record is signed "Sidney A. MORGAN" and witnesses were the parents, John and Ellen MORRIS and William HEATHCOCK. After her mother's death, Mildred, went to live with Raymond Arlo TAYLOR and Linnie Elizabeth SPRAY who eventually adopted her about 1913, and her name was changed to Mildred Ellen TAYLOR. Mildred married her first husband, Carroll GOWIN, 1925, in Christian County, Illinois. Carroll and Mildred had a daughter, Elizabeth Mae "Betty" GOWIN. The marriage ended in divorce in 1926. Mildred remarried, to Ben Thomas SEMAN May 10, 1926, and Betty went to live with the TAYLORS. She became generally known as Betty TAYLOR, and is now deceased. Mildred had two children with her second husband: Shirley Ellen SEMAN Walterhouse and Thomas Raymond SEMAN who is deceased. When Mildred's father, John "Casey" MORRIS, died in Dec 1946, his family finally notified her of his death in the spring of 1947. She was surprised to find that she had four young half-brothers, but there remained little communication between them, even after that. Ben SEMAN died in 1946 and Mildred November 23, 1967. They are buried in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. Submitted by Shirley Walterhouse BONE, Gladys Mae Gladys Mae BONE was born to James D. BONE and Selena "Lena" PRESCOTT. She came to Roslyn in the early 1900's and attended Roslyn schools. She married Albert HEATHCOCK September 10, 1921. They had a daughter, Audrey L. HEATHCOCK married a DeVERE, and lived in Chimacum at the time of Gladys' death. Gladys was a member of the Pocohontas Lodge, Roslyn. She died in a nursing home in Cle Elum, Washington June 8, 1981. Submitted by Shirley Walterhouse MORRIS, William William MORRIS' family came from Lancashire, England to the United States. William married Selena "Lena" PRESCOTT and had a son, John "Casey" MORRIS, on December 20, 1881 in Streatror, LaSalle Co., Illinois. They came to Kittitas County, Washington in 1890. Selena later married James D. BONE in 1896. Submitted by Shirley Walterhouse BONE, James D. James D. BONE's family came from Lancashire, England to the United States. James married in 1896 to Selena "Lena" PRESCOTT, formerly the wife of William MORRIS. James and Selena had a daughter named Gladys Mae, and a son named Harold. Submitted by Shirley Walterhouse FARRINGTON, William William FARRINGTON's family came from Lancashire, England to the United States. William married Mary HINLEY/HENDLEY and they had a daughter named Ellen, February 6, 1884 in Tucarawas County, Ohio. They lived in Kittitas County in the Mid-1800's. On October 14, 1898, William and Mary had their 10th child, Dewey FARRINGTON. Dewey is listed in the Early Kittitas County Births by the Kittitas County Genealogical Society. Ellen and Dewey are the only children whose names are known. The family may have attended Calvary Church in Roslyn, Washington. Submitted by Shirley Walterhouse STENGER, Peter William Peter William STENGER was born March 17, 1866 in Danville, Pennsylvania to Valentine STENGER (Von STEINER) and Dora. William married April 10, 1890 in Tacoma, Washington to Emma Agnes KELLY, born February 5, 1872 in Utica, New York to Michael Francis KELLY and Agnes B. McCARTHY. William and Emma had two children, Dora Matilda and William Francis before going to Kittitas County in 1892. There they had Ethel Agnes, Roy Peter, and Ruth Rosa. Emma died on January 21, 1934 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. Peter died September 1, 1947 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. They are both buried in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery. STENGER, Dora Matilda Dora Matilda STENGER was born to Peter William STENGER and Emma Agnes KELLY on January 31, 1891 in Tacoma, Washington. She married on April 10, 1913 to George E. PLUNKETT in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. Dora died January 21, 1976 in Ellensburg. STENGER, William Francis William Francis STENGER was born to Peter William STENGER and Emma Agnes KELLY on October 8, 1892 in Tacoma, Washington. He married Corrine Minnie Sophie NAGEL August 16, 1916 in Tacoma Washington. William died December 22, 1982 also in Tacoma, Washington. STENGER, Ethel Agnes Ethel Agnes STENGER was born to Peter William STENGER and Emma Agnes KELLY on September 28, 1898 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington where Ethel married John Earl WIPPEL on June 4, 1923. She died August 6, 1980 also in Ellensburg. STENGER, Roy Peter Roy Peter STENGER was born to Peter William STENGER and Emma Agnes KELLY on December 5, 1902 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. He married March 8, 1922 to Margaret T. CHALLMAN. Peter died September 24, 1958 and Margaret died April 10, 1991, both in Tacoma, Washington. STENGER, Ruth Rosa Ruth Rosa STENGER was born to Peter William STENGER and Emma Agnes KELLY in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington and died in Kirkland, Washington. She married Thomas GRANT. Submitted by Noel M. Walker (Stenger) REGO, John B. John B. REGO was born in 1825 in France. He married Kathren B. FRIEDLY, born 1830 in Indiana. John and Kathren had six children. Josephine S. (birthdate unknown) and Mary C. (1850) were born in Indiana. The four remaining children were born in Missouri. They were Jacob E. (1856), Emma (1859), Anna Belle (1867) and Effie Frances (1869). John and Kathren lived in Kittitas County since 1874. REGO, Josephine S. Josephine S. REGO was born in Indiana to John B. REGO and Kathren B. FRIEDLY. She married William D. KILLMORE on February 18, 1872 in Missouri. William was born on October 15, 1832 in Syracuse, New York to Luke KILLMORE and Axey RATHBURN. Josephine and William lived in Kittitas County from about 1873. They had six children; John S., Ida Bull, Lottie, Clara Wason, Katie, and Effie. REGO, Mary C. Mary C. REGO was born on October 28, 1850 in Indiana to John B. REGO and Kathren B. FRIEDLY. In 1870, Mary married James H. STEVENS. James was born in 1842 in Pennsylvania. James and Mary had three children. Florence M. was born in 1871. James and Mary moved to Ellensburg, Kittitas County in 1873 where they had Robert H. on February 23, 1876 and Nellie I. on October 19, 1886. James was a Veteran of the Civil War. STEVENS, Florence M. Florence M. STEVENS was born in 1871 to James H. STEVENS and Mary C. REGO. She married Cary A. SNYDER on April 3, 1887 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. She came to Kittitas County in the 1870's. Cary was born May 24, 1858 in Illinois to Andrew SNYDER and Manervia EDIE. He moved to Nebraska at age 11, where he worked on father's farm. In about 1882, Carey moved to Olympia, Washington to work in a logging camp. After one year, Cary moved to Kittitas County, where he worked for four years on the farm of J. H. STEVENS. Cary was one of six children, several of which lived in Western Washington. Florence and Carey had five children who were bron in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. They were Elsie (June 26, 1888), Arthur E. (December 17, 1890), Walter L.(February 8, 1895), Kathleen (November 9, 1896), Dorothy H. (November 3, 1897). SNYDER, Elsie Elsie SNYDER was born June 26, 1888 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington to Cary SNYDER and Florence STEVENS. She married Claude CHARLES and had a daughter named Pauline on June 2, 1909 in Ellensburg, Washington. Elsie died June 1972 in Seattle, King County, Washington. Elsie came to Kittitas County in about 1888. CHARLES, Pauline Pauline CHARLES was born to Elsie Snyder and Claude CHARLES on June 2, 1909 in Ellensburg, Washington. She married Edward E. BARNES in 1929 in Seattle, King County, Washington. Pauline died in Sonoma County, California in 1993. REGO, Jacob E. Jacob E. REGO was born on November 24, 1856 in Missouri to John B. REGO and Kathren B. FRIEDLY. Jacob moved to Kittitas County in 1874. He married Emma I. ROSS on September 2, 1883 in Missouri. Emma was born on October 9, 1864 in Harrison County, Missouri to Branson M. ROSS and Susan A. TERHUNE. She moved to Kittitas County after she married Jacob in 1883. Emma and Jacob had three children in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington; Zeffa E. (February 5, 1885), John B., Jr. (March 31 1890) and Ruby (October 5, 1893). REGO, Emma R. Emma R. REGO was born on May 17, 1859 in Missouri to John B. REGO and Kathren B. FRIEDLY. She married W. A. STEVENS in 1876 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. W. A. was born on December 3, 1851 in Pennsylvania to John H. STEVENS and Harriet LOCKWOOD. He came to Kittitas County in 1873. Emma and W. A. had three children who were born in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. They were Joseph E. (1877), Arthur L.(date unknown), and John Leo (1892). REGO, Anna Belle Anna Belle REGO was born on April 30, 1867 in Harrison County, Missouri to John B. REGO and Kathren B. FRIEDLY. She came to Kittitas County in 1874. She married John N. BURCH April 8, 1883 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington.. John N. BURCH was born May 15, 1858 in Michigan to Levi BURCH and went to school in Lenawee County, Michigan. John came to Kittitas County in about 1879 at the age of 21. He worked on the SMITH Ranch and the N.T. GOODWIN farm in Ellensburg area, prior to renting it and cultivating it for himself. John later purchased the farm of J. B. REGO, his wife's father. John was a member of the M. E. Church and Woodmen of the World. John and Anna had three children; Leroy Winfred, Dora E., and Clara C. REGO, Effie Frances Effie Frances REGO was born on 1869 in Missouri to John B. REGO and Kathren B. FRIEDLY. She married Charles D. STEVENS. Charles was born in 1860. He had moved to Kittitas County in 1874. Charles and Effie had one son, born October 29, 1892. TAYLOR, John John TAYLOR was born on May 18, 1850 in Wise County, VA to William TAYLOR and Dicy HILL. John married on October 10, 1867 in Collinswood, Meeker County, MN to Elizabeth HUTCHINS, born March 7, 1845 or 1846 in Yancey County, NC to Jacob HUTCHINS and Nancy BUCHANAN. They had their first child, Elma in Meeker County in 1869 she died in 1870, almost a month after her first birthday. John and Elizabeth then had six more children, Fairybell (1871), Louis Wellington (1873), Elmer (1874), William G. (1877), Archie Alexander (1880), and Guy Otho (1882). John, Elizabeth, and their children moved to Kittitas County in 1884. There John and Elizabeth had another child, Ansel, in 1885. In 1887 their second child, Fairybell, died five months before her sixteenth birthday. In 1888, they had their last child, Florence May. In 1904, John became Kittitas County Comissioner for one term. John died December 12, 1917 in Bristol, Kittitas County, WA. He was buried on December 15, 1917 at the Taylor Cemetery in Bristol, Kittitas, WA. Elizabeth died August 29, 1927 in Casland, Kittitas County, WA, and was buried August 30, 1927 in the Taylor Cemetery, Bristol, Kittitas, WA. TAYLOR, Elma Elma TAYLOR was born to John TAYLOR and Elizabeth HUTCHINS on September 18, 1869 in Dassel, Meeker County, MN, where she also died on October 15, 1870. TAYLOR, Fairybell Fairybell TAYLOR was born to John TAYLOR and Elizabeth HUTCHINS on July 2, 1871 in Dassel, Meeker County, MN. She died February 13, 1887 in Bristol, Kittitas County, WA and is presumed buried at the Taylor Cemetery in Bristol, Kittitas County, WA. TAYLOR, Louis Wellington Louis Wellington TAYLOR was born April 13, 1873 in Collinswood, Meeker County, MN. He married October 12, 1902 to Minnie Elizabeth BAKER. Louis died September 4, 1954 in Ellensburg, Kittitas, WA. TAYLOR, Elmer Elmer TAYLOR was born to John TAYLOR and Elizabeth HUTCHINS on December 4, 1874 in Collinswood, Meeker, MN. He married August 15, 1906 in Montesano, Chehalis County, WA to Mabel Cora MINKLER. Elmer died on December 30, 1944 in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, WA. TAYLOR, William G. William G. TAYLOR was born to John TAYLOR and Elizabeth HUTCHINS on March 31, 1877 in Collinswood, Meeker County, MN. William first married on December 25, 1902 in Cle Elum, Kittitas County, WA to Maude V. WILLIAMS. He married his second wife, Pearl H. BOICE, May 11, 1908 in Swauk Prarie, Kittitas County, WA. William died April 10, 1953 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA. TAYLOR, Archie Alexander Archie Alexander TAYLOR was born to John TAYLOR and Elizabeth HUTCHINS on February 11, 1880 in Union Grove, Meeker County, MN. Archie died on October 15, 1961 in Tacoma, Pierce County, WA. He married Luvina Elizabeth CARRICO on April 20, 1904 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA. He married second to Bertha E. ? and third to Rena May?. TAYLOR, Guy Otho Guy Otho TAYLOR was born to John TAYLOR and Elizabeth HUTCHINS on April 25, 1882 Union Grove, Meeker County, MN. Guy Otho died July 11, 1972 in Yakima, Yakima County, WA. He married December 12, 1911 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA to Cora Ethel ENGLISH. TAYLOR, Ansel Ansel TAYLOR was born to John TAYLOR and Elizabeth HUTCHINS on May 13, 1885 Bristol, Kittitas County, WA. He married November 9, 1905 in Thorp, Kittitas County, WA to Dorothy Belle THOMAS. Ansel died on July 29, 1976 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA. TAYLOR, Florence May Florence May TAYLOR was born to John TAYLOR and Elizabeth HUTCHINS on February 11, 1888 in Bristol, Kittitas County, WA. She married October 12, 1904 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA to Edmund Frederick FELDMAN. Florence died January 2, 1970 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA. Documentation John Taylor dob family bible, census records, death certificate, marriage record, Elizabeth Hutchins, Sworn to list of children of Jacob and Nancy Hutchins, Death Certificate, Sworn statement of the birthdates of their 9 children from October 1930. Also lists Elma & Fairybell's Death dates. Birth Certificates for Louis, Elmer, William, Alex, and Guy. Certificate of marriage for Louis. Elmer's certificate of marriage. Obituaries for Elmer, Guy. Written record from funeral home for Florence. Submitted by Gretchen Carey HABERMAN, August August HABERMAN was born in October of 1854 in Austria to Frank HABERMAN and Annie LINSNER. August was farmer who emigrated from Austria with his family to Kansas at the age of 18. August married Anna LUISNER between 1876-1879 while in Kansas. He then moved to Washington, settling in Kittitas Valley (Ellensburg) around 1880. August and Anna had about 10 children. Their eldest child, Othelia Frances was born in October of 1881 in Odin, Kansas, and was married in January of 1905 in Ellensburg, Washington to George Washington SALLADAY. Othelia died November of 1974 and is buried at Evergreen-Washelli in Seattle, Washington. Rudolph and Frank were two more of August and Anna's children. The other children are unknown at present. August died in Ellensburg, Washington. Documentation: Documents by Dorothy Catherine Salladay Little, and her written memories of family stories/history Submitted by Pandora Fitzpatrick SALLADAY, Jacob Jacob SALLADAY was born April 26, 1837 in Noble County, Ohio. Jacob died November 28, 1910 in Ellensburg, Washington. Jacob was married on March 10, 1864 in Guernsey County, Ohio to Mary Anne SECRIST, born September 14, 1843 in Guernsey County, Ohio. Jacob and Mary Anne had eleven Children: Anna Nauciscaa, Luther Elmer, Minnie Leah Octa, Samuel Ashburn, Ida Laura, Lou Ota, George Washington, Opha Lelia, Flora Etta, Loretta, and Gladys. Jacob and Mary moved to Illinois where Anna Nauciscaa was born February 26, 1865 (she was living in Seattle in 1930s) and Luther Elmer was born on April 5, 1866, both in Assumption, Illinois. They had four more children in Jasper County, Missouri. They were: Minnie Leah Octa, born on September 6, 1867 (she died May 6, 1927 in Lewiston, Idaho), Samuel Ashburn, born on February 17, 1869 in Carthage, Missouri (he died on May 31, 1933 in Twin Falls, Idaho), Ida Laura, born December 17, 1871, and Lou Ota, born Jan 22, 1875 in Carthage, Missouri (she died August 15, 1877 in Fulton, California). From Missouri, it appears that they moved to Fulton, California where they had two more children. George Washington. George Washington was born on February 22, 1877 (he and married Othelia Frances HABERMAN, and died on January 7, 1927 in Paterson, Washington), Opha Lelia was born on January 4, 1880. Jacob and Mary moved to Kittitas County where their last three children were born. Flora Etta was born April 6, 1884, Loretta was born on November 30, 1886, and Gladys was born August 23, 1889 - all in Ellensburg, Washington. Jacob died November 28, 1910 in Ellensburg, Washington, and Mary died April 24, 1926 in Seattle, Washington. Documentation: Names & dates are from notarized transcription of Jacob Salladay's bible, commissioned by Anna Nauciscaa Salladay. Submitted by Pandora Fitzpatrick DURR, Jacob Jacob DURR was born in 1848. Jacob came to Kittitas County in 1877. Jacob Engineered the building of the Durr Road from Ellensburg over the Umtanum to Yakima. He also built the upper bridge across the Yakima River. He married Elizabeth HAWN, born in 1849 to Henriette Soafie Elizabeth WITT. Jacob and Elizabeth had five children; Bertha, Charles, Anna, Caroline, and Matilda. Their first child, Bertha, was born in Indiana on May 5, 1876, married Fred Daniel SEYMOUR (born in 1864 and died in 1951), died in 1952, and is buried CDA Idaho. Jacob and Elizabeth moved to Kittitas County in in 1877, where the rest of their children were born in Ellensburg, Washington. Charles was born December 6, (she died 1936 in Colville), Anna was born in 1879 (she died at the age of 10 on March 9, 1889 in Ellensburg, Washington), Caroline was born November 28, 1880 (she married Fred ENGELHARDT, lived in Stevens County , and died August 8, 1967 in Spokane, Washington), and Matilda was born in 1882 (she married Fred ROGERS on July 7, 1901 and died in 1923 in Genisee, Idaho). Jacob died September 1896 in Methow Rapids, Washington and Elizabeth died in 1884. Submitted by George (Bud) Engelhardt NORTHCUTT, Louis Allen Louis Allen NORTHCUTT was born November 4, 1882 in Benedict, Kansas in 1963 to Louis Corbin NORTHCUTT and Mary Frances FRITCH/FRITZ. Louis resided in Kittitas County for about 40 years - he died in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington and is buried there. Louis was a "Jack of all trades." He homesteaded with his wife near what is now Royal City, Washington.. As a young man he worked in the mine quaries in Oklahoma. His parents owned a grocery store in Muskogee, Oklahoma. While in Washington, as a young man, Louis and his wife Alice worked a cook house. Louis also helped build the first road through the canyon to Smyrna ,Washington, where they purchased their supplies while homesteading. They sold their homestead a few years before the irrigation project changed their land into some of the most productive land in Washington state. After selling their land they moved to Ellensburg where their children could go to school. Louis' wife, Alice Eleanore TOWNSEND, was born August 29, 1882 in Montarey, Davis County, Iowa to Lewis TOWNSEND and Eudora DAVIS. Alice died November 11, 1978 in Ellensburg, Kitittas County, Washington where she is also buried. She was a resident of Kittitas County for about 50 years. Alice had written an autobiography before she passed away and is currently in the possession of Jody Fisher. Louis and Alice had four children, Zelda Mae (1908), Wanda Ora (-living-), Clyton Lewis (1918), and Ralph Allen (1921). NORTHCUTT, Zelda Mae Zelda Mae NORTHCUTT born April 12, 1908 in Quincy, WA to Louis Allen NORTHCUTT and Alice Eleanore TOWNSEND. Zelda married her first husband, Truman HOUSER, and had three children. Zelda married her second husband on February 4, 1939, Harold Felix NEELY in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington and had three more children. Zelda died December 31, 1955 in Bremerton, Washington. NORTHCUTT, Wanda Ora Wanda Ora NORTHCUTT was born (omitted - still living) to Louis Allen NORTHCUTT and Alice Eleanore TOWNSEND. She married Carl Julius JOHNSON and had two children. Carl is buried in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. NORTHCUTT, Clyton Lewis Clyton Lewis NORTHCUTT was born in 1918 to Louis Allen NORTHCUTT and Alice Eleanore TOWNSEND. He died at 21 from polio. It is believed that he is buried in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington. NORTHCUTT, Ralph Allen Ralph Allen NORTHCUTT born in 1921 to Louis Allen NORTHCUTT and Alice Eleanore TOWNSEND. Ralph died in 1922 and is buried in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington.