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This website contains genealogical and family information for my paternal and maternal grandparents, as well as numerous "cousins" who are descendants of their ancestors. My research started with the Scott family and their roots in Virginia using letters and research materials from several Scott ancestors. One of my primary sources was a series of letters written in the late 1890's by Mary A. J. Reid, a Scott descendant. She chronicled the families of the 5 Scott brothers and sisters who came to Virginia in the mid-1700's - early 1800's. My early research relied heavily on this information, as well as other family information for both my paternal and maternal grandparents.

My paternal grandparents, John Adams Scott and Elizabeth Ann Stanley Scott, were both born in Ashland, Nebraska and lived in Ashland their entire lives. For many years they worked together in their grocery store, Scott & Co., which had been in the Scott Family since 1874. Their ancestors immigrated to the United States in the 1600 - 1700's to Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. They followed the westward migration, eventually settling in Ashland. Joseph Stambaugh, grandfather of Elizabeth Ann Stanley, was the first white settler in Saunders County, Nebraska.

My maternal grandparents, Ruth Mabel Hasselgren and Charles Gordon Charon, had a varied background. Ruth's parents both immigrated from Sweden in the 1890's, living initially in Rhode Island, then North Dakota where they were married and finally Colorado. Charles' parents met and married in Colorado. His father was born in Germany and came to the US in 1884. His mother's family were very early residents of western New York. Her father moved his family to Kansas and then she moved to Colorado seeking a cure for tuberculosis. They met in Victor, Colorado where he was working as a chef in a hotel. She later moved to Denver after his death.

In my research, I start by documenting the key events, dates and family members, but my greatest enjoyment comes from understanding the details of their daily lives. I'm fortunate to have a number of letters and written memories from ancestors on both sides, and I've found that newspaper research provides great information and perspective on the customs and thinking of the time.

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The information on the site is accurate to the best of my knowledge, however much of the early information is from secondary sources. Please email me with any corrections / questions or if you have pictures or information you'd like to contribute.

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