Michelle gave me some information a few days ago about Jim's family tree. I have been looking to see if I could find anything to add to it. So far, I have found more information on the CHURCH branch of his tree than any of the other lines.
There appears to be at least one very interesting character in his ancestry. I have found several Internet pages that mention Jim's G-G-G-G-Grandfather Gabriel Church. Here are a few excerpts...
The first settler on Powells River was Gabriel Church, known as the Giant of the Mountains. He settled on Roaring Fork, and it is told how he would shoot a deer, tie its legs together and hunt all day with it swung around him. I imagine Gabriel probably looked something like this drawing of an anonymous Mountain Man: |
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2 comments:
That is great!! I am going to share this information with Teresa for Ryan. I think it is great to know about your heritage.
Jim and his mother both enjoyed this story. Jim said he had an Uncle Frank that was a good story teller and musician. Maybe it runs in the generations.
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