Otto D. Upton

Otto Upton and Barbara - June 1945

Otto D. Upton

Born: 31 May 1890 Spring Creek, Warren County, PA

Died: 2 January 1954 Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Memorial Day

Remembering all who served.

Waldo Caufield - undated - 1940's

Memorial Day Bouquet

Joseph Caufield - 1945

Graduation 2012

What a Happy Day!

The Graduate!

The Little Sister

"Q" and Uncle Bob

Graduate and Proud Mom

Three Generations

Graduation 2012 Open House

Kristie put together a wonderful Graduation Open House.

The Graduate

The Festive Table

Nan and "Q" 

The Waiters

Nan, The Grad, and Uncle Bob

Memories!

The 1940 Census - Wren Wade

Wren Wade was the 11th child of Henry Wade and Louisa Greenwell.  In 1940 he owns his home valued at $200 and is a 'Hatcherman' at a chicken ranch.

The 1940 Census - June Gantenbein Suckow

1940 US Census - Sandy Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon

June Elsie Gantenbein Suckow (1910-1995) was the oldest daughter of Fred Gantenbein and Fanny Greenwell.  She married Milton Suckow and had four children.  She and her cousin, Margaret Upton Waning, carried on a lively correspondence and visited each other regularly.  In 1940 the family lived in the Sandy Precinct of Clackamas County.  They owned their home and Milton operated logging equipment.   

The 1940 Census - Herbert Greenwell

1940 U.S. Census - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Herbert Greenwell and his wife Grace lived in Portland in 1940.  Both were high school graduates.  They rented a home for $16 a month and Herbert was employed as a bookkeeper for an electric power company.  Herbert was the oldest son of John Franklin and Leora Greenwell.  He was brother to Evangeline, Florence, and Clarence.  Both Clarence and Herbert attended several Greenwell reunions in the 1980's.  

The 1940 Census - Louisa Greenwell Wade

US Census - Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon

Born in 1867, Louisa Greenwell Wade was the oldest of Benjamin and Jerushia Greenwell's children.  In the 1940 she and her husband Henry resided in a home they owned valued at $3000.  Henry was 80 years old and listed as "have private income" for his occupation.  He and Louisa had 8th grade educations.

The 1940 Census - George Greenwell

1940 US Census - Dallas, Polk County, Oregon

By 1940 George, his wife Lilian, and daughter Esther had moved to Dallas, Oregon. George appears to have had more schooling than many of his brothers and sisters, including one year of high school.  George was a machinist in a machine shop, and daughter Esther, a college graduate, was a High School English teacher.  

1940 US Census - Fanny Greenwell Gantenbein

1940 US Census - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

622 SE 19th - Copywrite Google maps

In 1940 Fred and Fanny Greenwell Gantenbein lived at 622 SE 19th Street in a home they rented for $15 a month.  Fred provided the information to the enumerator stating that he had only 2 years of school, while Fannie had attended school for 8  years.  Fred is listed as truck driver for a 'transfer company' - we'd say a 'moving company' now.  

The 1940 Census - Where's Newman?

Some of you may have noticed that Newman Hall was not enumerated in Dexter, Oregon with Billy and Net Waning.

I got to wondering, where's Newman? 

1940 US Census - Walterville, Lane County, Oregon

I found him in living Walterville, OR working as a choker-setter. 

Mother's Day

Wishing all the Waning Women a Happy Mother's Day. 

James Waning and Janet McAdam Waning - 1912

Elsie Greenwell Upton and V'Ona Upton and Margaret Upton - 1919

The 1940 Census - Roy Greenwell

1940 US Census - Clackamas County, OR

In Roy and Lillian Greenwell lived in the Sandy Precinct of Clackamas County, Oregon.  They owned their own home valued at $2500.  Both say they were high school graduations and Roy was employed as a farmer. 

1940 US Census - Clackamas County, OR

Son Glenn Greenwell is listed on the next page.  He is a high school graduate and working as a farm laborer.

The 1940 Census - Lucy Greenwell Roberts

1940 US Census - Clackamas County, Oregon

Widow Lucy Greenwell Roberts is living with her son George in Oregon City.  She has a 6th grade education, while George is a high school graduate.  George is a County Filing Clerk in the Assessor's Office and the family owns its own home valued at $1800. 

The 1940 Census - Greenwell Sisters

1940 US Census - Multnomah County, Oregon

The 1940 census finds sisters Evangeline and Florence Greenwell living together.  They were the daughters of John Franklin Greenwell and Leora Agnes Bale.  Florence later lived in Colorado and attended some of the Greenwell Family Reunions in the 1980's.