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Mary Watrous

Photograph

DescriptionTwo studio portraits of Mary Watrous and a note about her struggles.

images/DeamBird/bf002.jpg 808 x 900 — © 2008, SDHS 426KB

images/DeamBird/bf032.jpg 704 x 900 — © 2008, SDHS 950KB

bf032A.jpg 193KB - handwritten note on back of bf032.jpg; This is a picture of my great grandmother Mary Wattrus. She is the woman who nursed all her pioneer neighbors. She went and spent the night nursing and took great Aunt Kate Moore and Grandma Desiah Van Housen Bird with her. When she returned she found her hosue burned to the ground and her husband and 3 sons with it. Her name was 'Galusha.' Elita Bird Graves

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.111

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Watrous, Mary 1803-1893

Collection

Family History1830 Settlement, pioneer eraFires and fire departments

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

General Notes

Note

These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023. The location of an original or printed version of these photos was unknown at the time of cataloging.

Created By

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Create Date

10/05/2023

Updated By

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Update Date

10/05/2023