“Corroborating Evidence” in memory of Beverly Jean Beyette’s unwavering search to discover our family heritage.
My father in his 1st grade class, 1930 Stockton, CA
5 AM breakfast of mush & cream, milk the cow and trek to school
My grandmother at 16 months, Applegate, CA, 1895
Mothered 7 children, a nurse in WW1 and loved gardening
My grandparents wedding day with a special gift, “Betsy”
Wedded 56 years, made their home on the Middle River, Holt, CA
My grandfather, Private First Class, US Army, 1914
Home on leave, WW1
My “alleged” great grandfather, Senator Copper Mine, AZ, 1880’s
Copper miner, merchant, hotelier and great grandmother’s 2nd of 4 husbands
My “alleged” great grandfather with my “real” great grandmother, Crown King, AZ, 1896