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Cornelius Warren Burright, ‘Hero’ of the Battle of Pleasant Hill

Cornelius Warren Burright, ‘Hero’ of the Battle of Pleasant Hill

by paul.a.ricketts@gmail.com | Aug 16, 2020 | The Burright Family

Cornelius Warren Burright was the son of Orrin Burright and the grandson of Cornelius Burright. He was born in Van Wert County, Ohio in 1842. By 1861 Cornelius had moved to Iowa, where he enlisted as a volunteer in ‘G’ company of the 14th Iowa Volunteer...
Gasoline, Texas and the Gasoline Cotton Gin

Gasoline, Texas and the Gasoline Cotton Gin

by paul.a.ricketts@gmail.com | Jul 13, 2020 | Places, The Avera Family

Gasoline, Texas doesn’t sound like the most attractive place to live, but in the early 1900s, the Tracy family returned to this community three times after moving to other towns in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arizona. So, why was this Texas town named Gasoline, what...
Finding Husking Peg Schoolhouse, Orrin & Marilla Burright’s Journey’s End

Finding Husking Peg Schoolhouse, Orrin & Marilla Burright’s Journey’s End

by paul.a.ricketts@gmail.com | Mar 30, 2019 | The Burright Family

On the first page of The Sun Rides High, Orrin Burright describes how, in 1845, the Burright family left Ohio and headed west. He notes that families traveled together for protection, before mentioning that when they arrived in Illinois, two of the young children in...
Alice Legrande’s High School Graduation, Guthrie, 1936

Alice Legrande’s High School Graduation, Guthrie, 1936

by paul.a.ricketts@gmail.com | Sep 9, 2017 | The LeGrande Family

On the steps of Guthrie Junior High School, the 8th-grade children of Logan County receive their honors on the 1st of June, 1936. Among their ranks is a young Alice Lorene LeGrande, daughter of Charles M. LeGrande and Eva Gertrude Burrows. Alice Graduates 8th Grade at...
Orrin Burright Arrives In Arkansas City, Kansas

Orrin Burright Arrives In Arkansas City, Kansas

by paul.a.ricketts@gmail.com | Sep 9, 2017 | The Burright Family

Arkansas City, Kansas, 1889. Orrin Ulysses Burright walks into the Derry Brothers photography studio to get his picture taken. One of the thousands of settlers who amassed in camps around this small city prior to the Oklahoma land runs of 1889 and 1891. Orrin Burright...
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