Kittie May Ellis
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In 1870 they are in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska]. By | In 1870 they are in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska]. By | ||
Sep 1879 they were living at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarkio,_Missouri Tarkio, Missouri]. They left Takio about Mar 1883 and went by "team and wagon" arriving in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colville,_Washington Colville, Stevens Co, Washington] on July 3rd 1883<sup>[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958.html#Page_59]</sup>. | Sep 1879 they were living at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarkio,_Missouri Tarkio, Missouri]. They left Takio about Mar 1883 and went by "team and wagon" arriving in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colville,_Washington Colville, Stevens Co, Washington] on July 3rd 1883<sup>[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958.html#Page_59]</sup>. | ||
− | Soon they had moved to | + | Soon they had moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane,_Washington Spokane Falls, |
− | + | Washington] or the vicinity, Kitty states they lived in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevens_County,_Washington Ellis, | |
− | Washington | + | Washington] "12 miles north of old [href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Spokane Fort |
− | + | Spokane]" on the 4th of July on her father's pre-emption. This can't be 1883 | |
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unless Andrew had been living there without his family for some time. Her | unless Andrew had been living there without his family for some time. Her | ||
obituary states that her father was the first postmaster of Ellis, which post | obituary states that her father was the first postmaster of Ellis, which post | ||
office evidently only lasted a few years. She relates an interesting story about | office evidently only lasted a few years. She relates an interesting story about | ||
− | Ellis.< | + | Ellis.<sup>[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis/6.16.1958.html#Page_60]</sup> |
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They are also found on the 1885 State Census for Stevens County, Washington.</P> | They are also found on the 1885 State Census for Stevens County, Washington.</P> | ||
<P>Kitty states that on July 23 1888:</P> | <P>Kitty states that on July 23 1888:</P> |