Hendricks, Daisy Belle

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Personal Records, Maureen (Molly) McGUIRE COLSON:

Part of schooling at Cottage Grove, OR
Later at St. Mary's Catholic School in Medford, OR
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Autograph in Autograph book of Cassius E. Hendricks. Jan 13 1898, Condon, Gilliam Co., OR
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Grandpa was managing the Alameda Mine, located across the Rogue River from the present day Inidan Mary Park near Galice, OR, about 20 miles from Grants Pass. Much to his surprise, when he advertised for a cook, my grandmother answered the ad. He never imagined a woman would apply. She became the cook for the mining camp. He, at various times, was a miner, assayer, farmer, and orchardist. Grandma loved the outdoors and much preferred whatever might be outside to housekeeping. She like getting "gussied up" and was quite stylish in her youth. I have several pictures of her, taken by Grandpa, who developed his own pictures. When I was little she would take me fishing, teach me about mushrooms and herbs, and tell me wonderful stories. I also got to play with her goat, Napelda, and Napelda's kids. Once when Grandma offered me ice-cream, I bit, and had to sit and politely eat a large helping of GOAT'S milk ice-cream. When we would go for a drive Grandma would point out houses where our relatives lived. I thought at the time we sure had a lot of relatives I didn't know. Now I believe that, with all of the years our family spent in Southern Oregon, it's not the least bit surprising. Grandma tried to teach me to play the guitar, without much luck.

In their early days together they would play for dances, Grandma at the piano, Grandpa with the fiddle or guitar, and Mamma tucked in her basinette. When my children were young Grandpa would sing some of the the songs he sang at the dances, "Rye Whiskey", "Ivan Skavinski Skavaar", "Sweet Betsy from Pike" and many others. Grandma longed to be a great-grandma, and lived a little more than a year after my oldest daughter was born.

Buried:
Fir & Almond St. Granite Hill Cemetery

Daisy married Crouch, Ernest Roy on 19 Oct 1904 in Grants Pass, Josephine Co., OR. Ernest was born on 24 Mar 1881 in Fond du Lac or Oshkosh, WI; died on 26 Jan 1974 in Grants Pass, Josephine Co., OR; was buried in Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Personal Records, Maureen (Molly) McGUIRE COLSON:

AKA Ramona CROUCH. Seldom used first name, even on many official documents.
BORN at home of grandparents: Hugh Bell HENDRICKS & Nancy Jane Gilkison.
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Mamma worked from the time she was very young, being hired out to a truck garden on North Seventh Street in Grants Pass, at less than 10 years of age. After her sisters were born she was kept pretty busy taking care of them. She rode her horse to the old Fruitdale School on Hamilton Lane in Grants Pass, OR. She skipped 5th grade because she was the only 5th grader, and ever after had difficulty with math.
At 16, she graduated from Grants Pass High School, Class of 1926. Then she worked at the title company in Grants Pass until she earned enough money to go to the big city of Los Angeles with her friend, Pat (later Crowley). She met my father there. He was a constuction worker and a rigger and they moved around the west: Riverside, CA, Project City, NV while he worked on Hoover Dam, Polson, MT, Redding, CA where he worked on Shast Dam, Berkley, CA so he could work in the shipyards during World War II. mamma found secretaarial postitions along the way and was very skilled. In high school she had won the state shorthand award. Mamma, like her Grandma, loved adventures and was always ready to go somewhere. In later years, after about with pneumonia in Cabo San Lucas, MEXICO, she ranged closer to home. She began attending Southern Oregon College (now Southern Oregon University) in the late 1960's, earned a teaching degree, and graduated with honors in the early 1970's.

Buried:
Fir & Almond St. Granite Hill Cemetery

Alice married McGuire, Donald Charles on 6 Apr 1929 in Azusa, Los Angeles, California, USA. Donald was born on 26 Sep 1903 in Oshkosh or Milwaukie, WI; died on 25 Mar 1980 in Grants Pass, Josephine Co., OR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dorlig, Gunter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]