Devere McKay, Lori Bagley and Kathy Castleton all descendents of George and Mary Elizabeth Ransom Burton traveled to the sites of our ancestor's homes and graves. Here is a picture story of our journey.
A painting of the log cabin of Mary Elizabeth Ransom and George Burton. Robert Sweeten painted this for Willis Burton. He is from Holbrook, Idaho.( Retired Dentist, now deceased). He knew my brother George& said he took big steps . We went on many horseback rides together. He named his horse Double Ugly.
photo of the cabin
James and Agnes Ransom
Virginia Burton
Willis Burton
Dad's brothers, Caleb & William also went to Idaho after the death of their father. William lived in Downey, Idaho. Caleb & Dad married Ransom sisters. Wills Burton.
Thatcher, Idaho School
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| Thatcher, Idaho School |
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| Doors of Thatcher Idaho school |
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| School cupboards |
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| Back wall of school |
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| Thatcher Idaho school |
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| Bear River |
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| Scene of Bear River from The Cleveland Cemetery |
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| Hyrum, Edward and Mary Ransom |
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| Sarah |
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| Annie Ransom |
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| James Rowley Ransom |
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| Agnes E A Ransom |
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| Cleveland Cemetery |
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| Lois and Rulon Burton |
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| Annie Smith and Rulon Ransom |
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| Mary and Nathan Smith |
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| William R. Burton |
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| Orella Burton |
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| Delma Burton |
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| Mary Elizabeth Ransom and George Burton |
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| Rulon Burton's home where his mother and sister lived |
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| Bear River |
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| Homestead on the divide |
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| Rock foundation of the barn on the divide |
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| machinery on the divide |
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| Stove from stucco home of George and Mary E R Burton on the divide |
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| Piece of pipe that brought water from the spring to the stucco home of Mary E R and George Burton on the divide. Held by Devere McKay. The rubble is what remains of the stucco home on the divide. |
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| Road leading to the homestead. A one room school house was here. |
We gave up trying to keep the road open. Sleighs drawn by horse was our transportation. Mother would heat rocks in the oven & wrap them in a quilt to help us not get too cold. We went to Thatcher High School in s sleigh. When mother's last baby was due, she, Lincoln & I went to Preston in a sleigh & stayed with Uncle Caleb & Aunt Agnes Burton. The baby, Delma, only lived about a week. Later, on the way from our home on the Divide to the Cleveland Cemetery, the sleigh tipped over rolling the casket (with Delma in it) into the snow. I was about 4 years old. Willis Buton.
Elizabeth Rowley Ransom grave
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