Helping the family geneologist….
Posted May 14, 2009 at 4:40 am by Ian Byington
Jeff Tkac wrote in with a request for information – this is fascinating:
I just visited the island and brought my 83-year-old mother, who had last been there in 1933.
We loved the place, again. I am wondering if anyone has any photos, records, etc. about the Edgar and Jerusha Hill family, the Ensign and Elsie Hill family, the Robert and Nettie (Hill) Scurr family, Richard Scurr, Willam Taylor (John McMillan’s trusted manager), or Glen, Sidney, Cathleen and Annette Hill.
You see, these are all family members who lived in Roche Harbor and Friday Harbor. In fact, Annette Hill wrote a great book entitled “A Child Of The San Juans,” which made it out in very limited quantities but is a fascinating look at fairly early Roche and Friday Harbors.
I send this asking if anyone has any information or photos of said families. I am the geneologist in the family, trying glue as much back together as possible. Let me know your thoughts when you have a moment.
Thank you very much!
Jeff Tkac, Bakersfield, CA
You can contact Jeff at [email protected].
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4 comments:
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The Visitors Bureau helps with these requests often and I’ll contact Jeff. It’s all part of heritage tourism and it’s very popular. There is a wealth of information in the holdings of our local historical museums, libraries, the County Courthouse and free web-based resources about San Juan County (and before that when the San Juans were filed under names like “The Disputed Islands.”
Thanks, Robin!
Richard & Robert Scurr were the sons of Thomas Scurr & Harriet Webster, they were born in Hackney, London, England. Richard went to the USA in 1850 followed by Robert who travelled to Wisconsin in 1851 with their mother, 2 other brothers a sister in law and a nephew.
Sharon Buchanan
Studying the name SCURR worldwide
Thanks for the information, I have been wondering about the birth place for a number of years since I first sailed into Roche Harbour and realized there might be a connection.
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