Kick Ass Bread Recipes

For those of you who are bread bakers, here are a couple of recipes that are guaranteed “Kick Ass!” Recipes are in “.jpeg” format. Click on them to enlarge – then print.  Pumpernickel, Rye and/or White. Enjoy! White Bread Rye Bread Pumpernickel Bread

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William Wallace Cranston

Born in Woodstock, Ohio; Married Jennie Elizabeth Fulton 20 Mar 1866 in Urbana, Illinois; Died in Parsons, Kansas. Son of  Christopher Cranston and Irene Ward Nott Cranston. He was the brother of Charles Edward Cranston – Doc’s father. Therefore, William Wallace Cranston was Doc’s uncle. Nov 20, 1838 – Dec 7, 1907 Cranston was a Civil War Captain […]

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Bess and Chris – Homestead Locations and Information

Here are the documents that record the homestead information for Bess and Chris. Also shown is the detailed survey map showing Bess’s land and a “Google Earth” image of where these homesteads were located relative to the little town of Haley, the Jett Ranch (now where the Bowman-Haley Dam is located) and Bowman, North Dakota. […]

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Josie Parke Cranston’s Second Grade Certificate ~ 28 February 1883

Josephine (Josie) Parke Cranston was the daughter of Charles Edward Cranston and Christopher (Doc) Cranston’s older sister by twelve years.  The “Parke” is correct – not to be confused with her aunt – Josephine Park Cranston.  “Parke” was the maiden name of Charles’s wife and Josie’s mother, Keturah Taylor Parke Cranston. Helen, Marion, Bill and […]

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Christopher Cranston Estate Probate – 1858

Christopher Cranston, Charles Edward Cranston’s father, died on November 8, 1858 at age 55.  This is the record of the probate of his estate.  The estate, after expenses, contained the amount of $7,044 for distribution.  In today’s dollars, that would be approximately $201,000.  His wife (Irene) received a distribution of $2414.66 or $68,990 in today’s […]

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