by Sharon Hall | May 27, 2014 | Tombstone Tuesday
John Wesley Spikes was born in Alabama on September 29, 1841 to parents John Edward and Nancy (Colquehoune) Spikes. In 1843 his mother passed away and his father married Lucinda Carter on January 11, 1844. Lucinda was a widow with a young son, also named John, and...
by Sharon Hall | May 21, 2014 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
Kimberly, Utah, located in the northwest part of Piute County, began to be settled in the 1890’s. In 1888 prospectors came to the Tushar Mountains to find a storied lost mine called “Trapper’s Pride.” It may not have been the mine they were searching for, but...
by Sharon Hall | May 20, 2014 | Tombstone Tuesday
Horatio Nelson Jackson was born on March 25, 1872 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to parents Reverend Samuel Nelson and Mary Ann (Parkyn) Jackson. Samuel was a minister who was also born in Canada (Brome), although according to census records Samuel’s father had...
by Sharon Hall | May 19, 2014 | Motoring History
In honor of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend when many Americans “hit the road” to officially begin summer, today’s article is about the first successful coast-to-coast American road trip. On May 19, 1903, Horatio Nelson Jackson was in San Francisco on business. His...
by Sharon Hall | May 17, 2014 | Surname Saturday
The “Gwinnett” surname is of Welsh origin, first seen in Herefordshire where the family seat was held. The name derived from the Old Welsh nickname “Gwynn” for one who was fairly complected and had blonde hair. The area in Wales known as “Gwynnedd” was home to the...
