crazydigger
Elite Member
WOW absolutely amazing find! CONGRATS.
That is SUCH an awesome find, and you wanting to return it reflects well upon you.
But, I HAD to giggle when I read this part:
" I was born at Mercy as a child,"
Well, personally, I was born at a very young age, so I get it.
Skippy
Amazing find and superior research, thanks. HH Jerry
Congrats CW22 on such a rare find. The first thought that came to me is "I wonder if she had any descendents". The only clue I found in an Ancestry.com search.............
Hope you don't mind, Civil War22, but I took the liberty of re-posting the photos of the front and back of the medal. In my browser, they were oriented 90 degrees to the left, causing me to turn my head to read them. While I was at it, I cropped them to show more of the medal and less background.
Jim
- In the 1910 U.S. Census, she was still single, living in Fort Smith with her widowed mother and brother James.
- In the 1920 U.S. Census, she was still single, living in Fort Smith with her widowed mother, married sister Kate/Katherine Rogers, Katherine's husband Emmett Rogers and nephew, John Rogers.
What about Katherine or James' descendants?
WOW spectacular find congrats. And thanks for sharing its history!I can’t even put in to words how excited I am. Went out to that permission today Broken_detector, and I’ve been digging lots of goodies, and found a Banner worthy find. The medal I found was worn on a necklace given out to only 5 women, who were the original 5 sisters of Mercy hospital graduating in 1886. Miss Agnes Gray got this medal some 133 years ago, and I was fortunate enough to find it. The old St. Anne’s Academy is no longer there, but the main church is there. These 5 women took care of the men, women, and children of Fort Smith, AR back in a day when the population was so little they could make house calls. I have reached out to the church itself, and am hoping to get ahold of them, and returning the beloved Miss Gray’s graduation medal back home to where it began. I was born at Mercy as a child, as well as my twin, and other family. My great great uncle in the 1930’s who was Alma Town Marshall Henry Humphrey we’re brought here to be tended to by women like these. Maybe even her. I’ve highlighted in the article mentioning the first graduating class, and Miss Gray’s name. This is the biggest Banner I could ever imagine in my life, and I’ll be cheeky for years to come.
What about Katherine or James' descendants?