Robert Gough
Robert Gough, was born in Manchester, England, 30 miles south of Barrowford. Robert continued in his father’s occupation as a coal miner. His wife, Elizabeth Brown, was born in Barrowford, England. Barrowford was a center of the cotton trade in England in the early 19th century. The family lived on Lloyd Street in Manchester. Elizabeth […]
Nancy “Nannie” Gough
Nannie Gough was the youngest daughter of Robert Gough and Elizabeth Brown. She was born in the U.S., but most of her siblings were born in England. The family left Liverpool to sail to the U.S. on board the Lone Star, arriving in Philadelphia on June 13, 1854 after a difficult passage across the Atlantic. […]
Art Gallery of Oil Paintings
Ethel Francis Hilda Russell (1893-1971) was the eldest daughter of Martin Reinhold Wallenstein Russell (1868-1962) and Hilda Caroline Oberg (1864-1938), and sister of Agnes Martha Russell Bonner. Ethel was an accomplished oil painter. She attended Denison College for three years, where she met her future husband, Arthur C. Wickenden. Arthur graduated from Denison College in 1915 […]
War & Romance
There is a dramatic story of the wedding between Ruth Wilson and Thomas C. Mullins. T.C. enlisted in the Army in June 1918 and was made Captain in the Corps of Engineers because of his extensive engineering education and experience. He was sent to Camp Lee, Virginia, for what was meant to be 3 months of […]
Retailers and Coal Executives
The Model Store The year after Ruth Willson was born, her father, Elisha Wilson, opened a dry goods store called the Model Store with his brother John Wilson. The Model Store thrived and became one of the most successful businesses in the 1,000-person town of Boonville, Indiana. It was located on the town square at […]