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Name Origins and Christmas Gatherings in Graettinger Times
A Graettinger Times page features Jessamyn West's name origins from a Quaker mother, plus a long Christmas social roundup. The piece blends local recollection with holiday guest lists from Graettinger and surrounding towns. Specific names include Jensen, Button, McCullaugh, Coleman, Tonderum, Wilson, Zitterick, Potter, Schealler, and several families visiting over Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessamyn West
Redbook
Jessamyn
Thee
Pres
Nixon
Pat Nixon
Society of Friends
Quakers
Tomber
Jesse
Hannah
Mary
Indiana
Mary Jessamy
Jessamy
James Jensen
Darrell Button
Ralph McCullaugh
Carlene Coleman
Ruthven
Marlin McCullough
Spencer
Merle Jensen
G.M. Tonderum
Curtis Tonderum
Armstrong
William Johnson
Estherville
Roger Tonderum
Inver Grove
Minn
Benny Tonderum
Terrill
Earl Wilson
Cole
Iowa
Tonderums
George Tonderum
Emmetsburg
Gordon Tonderum
Erville
Mrs. East Wilson
Viola Henningsen
Christine Hess