According to the 1900 U.S. Census, John Stark emigrated from Ireland in 1855. John and his older brother, Joseph, both settled in Farmington, PA. Both…
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Etta Bliss Merrick knew she was adopted, but not much about the circumstances of her adoption. 4 year old Etta was dropped off at the…
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By 1860, Joel Eveland had been mining for gold in California for almost 10 years. He hadn’t “struck it rich,” but he continued as a…
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My grandfather, Harold Ely Merrick, had a brief, but apparently illustrious career as an actress. While attending University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business (1923-1927),…
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David Curtis, commissioned a captain, was a veteran from the War of 1812 from the state of New York (History of Stanislaus County). Though born…
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