For Descendants of Christopher (Doc) Cranston & Bess Melby
This recording was made during the summer of 1956 in Galesburg, Illinois. Helen, Susanne, and Charlie visited Grandpa Christopher “Doc” Cranston at his little home near the Willsies in Galesburg. The recording quality isn’t so good – I apologize. We were limited by the technology of the time. I did a “best effort” to transcribe […]
Read More…Here are some photos taken with Helen and Paul – and some (rather poor quality . . . sorry) in the Davies home in Ellicott City. Enjoy.
Read More…These are photos of Susanne taken in the forties and fifties. They include birthday photos (3 and 4 years old), photos on the North Dakota ranch, and photos in Hot Springs.
Read More…Susanne and Charlie got along quite well! 🙂
Read More…These are photos taken in the late 1950’s. The land where the old buildings were is now covered by the Bowman Haley Dam which was constructed in the mid 1960’s. (Hope it fills up with mud!)
Read More…These were taken from a movie showing Christmas morning, 1960, in Hot Springs, SD.
Read More…These are photos taken of Helen and Paul and Susanne, John and Mike back in 1966 around Christmas/New Years time. Somewhere in England Harrogate HarrogateHarrogate Helen on SS United States Helen/Paul on SS United States New Years 1967 Harrogate Helen with Lincoln Chair she Upholstered 1967 Helen and Paul on 1880 Train General Custer Motor Lodge 1967
Read More…Here are some more photos of Susanne Helen, Susanne and Woody – Rotunda at USNA – Summer of 1960 John Davies and Helen & Susanne – at JFK’s gravesite – November 1963 John and Mike – Ferndale, MD – Fall of 1963 Susanne and Woody – Stapelton Airport – Denver – When Charlie left for USNA Mike and Helen […]
Read More…These photos were taken in 1960 . . . one on the ranch in NDak and the other at USNA during Parents’ Weekend. Charlie & Susanne – at USNA Attie Jett (Grandmother) and Susanne
Read More…These are some photos of Susanne and John Davies – back in the sixties. The house is the sorority house, Chi Omega, at the University of South Dakota.
Read More…These were taken in the late summer of 1960 near Bristol, VA. Tobacco gets pretty tall!
Read More…These photos were provided by Susanne’s husband, John Davies. Good collection.
Read More…These are the locations taken from Google Earth of the various places where the Cranstons Lived in North and South Dakota. The location is the North Dakota / South Dakota state line and to the west is the Montana State line. This is the overview Another Overview Relationship between Painter Ranch and the Willett Place […]
Read More…Susanne Helen Davies, 67, of Gainesville, passed away June 3, 2007 at the Prince William Hospital. Born May 6, 1940 in Bowman, North Dakota, she was the daughter of Wood and Helen Cranston Jett. On December 27, 1960 in Hot Springs, South Dakota, she married John L. Davies, her beloved husband and best friend, who […]
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