Christmas Gatherings Across Washington Area Families
A cascade of Christmas dinners and gift exchanges marks the holiday across Washington and neighboring towns. Families hosting include the Pardum, Brown, Welsch, Nordyke, Hoxworth, DeKoning, Eyestone, and many others with guests from Oskaloosa, Keokuk, Des Moines, Stuart, and Sigourney. The report lists numerous households, kin connections, and festive meals throughout the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Eyestone
Oren Elmore
Ruth
Mary Jane
Stuart
Gene Trask
David
Nancy
Mt Ayr
Joe Knight
June
Paul
Des Moines
Howard Zihlman
Phil
Brighton
Dean M. Scenbice
Sigourney
Washington
Christmas Dinner Guests and Gift Exchanges Across Families
Several households shared holiday gatherings with extended families. The article lists attendees from Fox, Northyke, Dawson, Bitting, Grecian, Manary, and Anderson families plus friends, noting dinners, gift exchanges, and visits in Wellman and Cedar Rapids area homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Bitting
Marlen Bitting
Myron
Luella
David
Lyndel
Mark
Randy
Cavy Bitting
Ronnie
Wayne Bitting
Mary Jo
Ellen Sue
Carolyn
Owen Grecian
Eugene
Morton Carr
Kathy
Wellman
Janet Grecian
Norman Foster
James Manary
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Paul Hammersburg
Chicago
Harry Ramseyer Jr
School of Medicine
State University of Iowa
H. W. Ramseyer
Mabel Gray
Tom Clark
Wilkesbarre
Earl Wilson
Barrington, Til
Norman Armacost
Lake Quick, Ill
Wise Long
Willard Bell
Robert
Wv. E. Pardum
Clarence Brown Jr
Clarence Brown
Doyle Brown
Kenneth Brown
Dale Brown
Wesley Mullikin
Glen Mullikin Sr
Douds
Roy Havel
LeRoy
Martin Kron
Charles Vondrasek
Maynard Welsch
Genese, Il
Colleen Phelps
Welsch
Vondrasek
Herbert Jones
Steve
Carla
Mrs. Jones
Mike Crone
Catherine
Mary
Sidney Coon
Sidney Allen
Janet
Ainsworth
William Fitch
Fitch
Richland
Elza Fitch
Clifford Campbell
Bill Gerdits
Iowa City
Bob Erlenbush
Peggy
Erlenbush
Mrs Gerdits
Campbells
Emma Nordyke
Wilma Nordyke
Walter Nordyke
Oskaloosa
J. B. Hoxworth
Wilfrid Peiffer
Julia Ann
Joyce
Marilyn
Linda
van Horne
Everette Shalla
Teddy
Ralph Hoxworth
Harold
Marvin Lewis
Keola
Forest Walker
Jacob DeKoning
Howard Church
Albert Stokes
Delaine Church
Tommy
Cedar Rapids
DeKoning
Stokes
DeKonings
Hubby
de Soto
Tork Gazette
Wendell Keith
Arthur Davison
Wayland
Stanley Paul
Joe S. Drish
East Pleasant Plain
Norlene Mary
Warren Gegner
Terry Lee
Raymond C. Watson
W. Monroe
Darrell Dean
Lloyd Morrison
Jeffrey Dennis
Lyle Dlear
S. Ninth
City
Adelee Mae
Duane Alliman
West 5Th
Mark Lynn
Sherman Yoder
Kalona
Ray Lynn
Kenneth Conaway
Conesville
Marlin Alvin
Charles Plecker
Columbus Junction
Carter
Coombs Cribber and Cribber Jrs
Turkiit
Tommy Tippee Cups
Bonnie Dog
Hyegpaor'n
Cliff Evestone
Rob
Rev
Burton Fox
Donnie
Bonnie
Jerry
Burton
Elsie Fox
Lyle Fox
Roger
Vernon Fox
Ronald
Donald Fox
Larry
Duane
Carol
Wilma
Bill Nordyke
Connie
Jean Marshall
Ale
Atchison
Anna
Elizabeth
Etha Dawson
I al
LTO Sena
Lum
Rcra
LT RS
Sucaryl
Osincup
Richard Long
Louis Havel
John Young
Lester Chorpening
Elizabeth Clark
Briery
Teave Cr
Ed Ore
Briargate
Witch Hazel
Adele Pekazay
Childrens
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