Joseph Relfe died in 1818, leaving an estate in debt, a widow, and four “infant” boys, Stephen, Joseph, Malachi and Josiah. In this case, the “infant” boys are merely under 21 years of age. Many family histories located on the web and in ancestry.com list Joseph Relfe’s wife as Mary Trueblood with a son, Joseph,Continue reading “Joseph Relfe | Widow”
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Thomas Relf | Great Plains Roamer, pt 1
Thomas Relf (1857-1940) was born in Indiana and lived in Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska prior to 1900. Norton County, Kansas | 1879 In 1876, he married Sarah C Peniston in Madison County, Indiana. Shortly after their marriage, they migrated to Norton County in northwestern Kansas. It is the fourth county from the border with Colorado,Continue reading “Thomas Relf | Great Plains Roamer, pt 1”
Leaving for France
William Earl Relf (1887-1964) served in World War I. He left for France with his company in June 1918 on the HMS Karmala.
Camp Funston
William Earl Relf (1887-1964) served in World War I. He trained at Camp Funston before shipping out to France.
Serenaded at a Wedding
Thomas Relf and Sarah Peniston were serenaded at their wedding.
Enlisted in the Army for World War I
William Earl Relf (1887-1964) served in World War I. He was drafted in Sept 1917, trained at Camp Funston in the first half of 1918, and set sail in June 1918. He returned to the US in 1919.
Letter from the Front
William Earl Relf (1887-1964) served in World War I. One of his letters home was published in the local newspaper.
Ella Crookham | A Wedding
William Relf and Ella Crookham married in Greenwood County, Kansas in 1913.
Ella Crookham | Newtownia Homemakers
Mrs. William Relf was a member of the Newtownia Homemakers Club, joining in 1934 when she moved to Missouri from Kansas.
Finding the Yellow Bricks 