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HISTORY OF A PIONEER FAMILY
Written by Florence (Courtney) Melton 1857-1926
signed by her 24 February 1923 and later donated to
Garfield Co, WA Historical Museum in Pomeroy, WA
Florence Courtney Melton was the sister of my great grandmother Sarah Jane Courtney Houk. The family moved several times. They started in Ohio, moved to Minnesota, to Iowa, and then in 1868 they moved to Oregon. My grand father was born in Lebanon, Oregon about 20 days after they arrived. My great grandparents stayed in Oregon, but the rest of the family relocated near Walla Walla, Washington.
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Cecil Houk, USN Ret.
San Diego, CA
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