Ironton was a major transportation junction and mining camp between Red Mountain Town and Ouray. With a peak population of over 1000, Ironton was one of two prominent camps in the Red Mountain district. Only Red Mountain Town achieved similar … Continue reading
Video of Civil War veterans’ reunion in 1938, 75 years after the war, for those who have an interest and for those of you who never have seen these videos before. Hard to believe these old Civil War Veterans showed … Continue reading
This .22 cal semi-automatic Mossberg rifle purchased in Cincinnati, Oh in1945, by Raymond Martin Ware. Purchase of said rifle at this time caused great anguish, concern, and apprehension in the Ware household. I; Raymond Martin Ware, party of the first … Continue reading
In a recent phone conversation with Vicki, the subject somehow got directed onto my situation of living alone. She seemed greatly concerned for my welfare, in a motherly fashion of course. For the uninformed, my situation came about … Continue reading
My uncle Ike tells this story about his older brothers, twins Wister and Wilbur Ware, that had been in the mortuary business together, for many years, over in Contraption, Ky. Uncle Wister, also had a used car business, as a … Continue reading
“VI FIRST IMPRESSIONS IN SECTION FOUR“WHO the blazes are you? Shut the door!!” It was a cavalier greeting, but a glance around the bare dormitory, gloomy and forbidding in the cold chill of the February evening, afforded ample explanation: a … Continue reading
As I sat, waiting my turn at the “Family Unisex Salon“, my thoughts turned to the barber shops of long ago. You know, the place with a striped pole in front? The universal sign of a gentleman’s tonsorial parlor? Ah, … Continue reading
“ABERCROMBIE’S EXE’TOR vs. ABERCROMBIE’S HEIRS Alabama Supreme Court, 1855 Albert G. Abercrombie’s will, signed and dated, Dec 15, 1848, and admitted to probate in Montgomery Co, AL, Feb 20, 1849. Under the terms of this will, Abercrombie … Continue reading
I think I have found the reason females make better accountants, private secretaries, and yes, home makers, than their male counterparts. It’s their unrelenting attention to details. Think about it. For example, when a couple goes to buy a … Continue reading
ADDISON WARE Another Ware in court! Yes, All the way to Massachusetts Supreme Court! A 1849 case involving Addison Ware vs. Timothy Gay, etal, and a stage coach accident. The declaration is not clear, whether Mr. Gay is the owner … Continue reading
