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Walter Pitts Griffin – Gunpoint

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Opportunity was slim in Newton Utah in 1899. Walter and Eliza Caroline journeyed by steam locomotive from Newton to Indian Valley Idaho, anxious for promising, “cheap and plentiful” land further north. A “lawless element…infested the railroad,” so, “mother and the … Continue reading →

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Ruth Keep Griffin – Sweet Courage and Loving Labor

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

“Walter and Ben, were brought home shot in the legs,” the wagon jolt having discharged a gun. Ben lost his leg but Walter recovered. Their mother, Ruth Keep Griffin was acquainted with difficulty but met life with courage and a … Continue reading →

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