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Minnie’s story was first on my list of family legends to explore. Although my grandfather was a notorious liar and the stories he told were suspect, I was still curious about my family’s proclaimed “Cherokee grandmother.” This post summarizes my discoveries about Minnie’s life story - all subject to update or change as more accurate information comes to light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1593984232053-AUQ13VDZAOYRXYD0969Z/minnie_staggs_tombstone.jpg journal - Minnie Staggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603646072673-1L1NT2Y9QU5NGC1M3K23/image-asset.jpeg journal - Minnie Staggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1593981304120-FQ8EDMO913OQW3EZUPHG/William_Minnie+Bates+Family.jpg journal - Minnie Staggs Jesse sitting on lap of W.W. 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Cheney My 2X great grandmother, Annie, was married three times - first, at a very young age, to an elderly invalid, the second to a Civil War veteran who had abandoned two wives before marrying her and would go on to marry three more times after their divorce, and the third to the “love of her life.” Annie disappeared during her divorce in 1899, having “fled the state,” according to court documents. In 1932, she joined her family in Creede, Colorado shortly before her death. Who was this mystery woman? Who were her parents? Who was the elderly, invalid relative her family forced her to marry so that she could care for him without forfeiting her honor? Who was her third husband, the love of her life? Where was Annie for all those years after her divorce from her second husband? Why is Annie the only relative in the cemetery who does not have a headstone? Annie E. Cheney - my abiding brick wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603240874123-JJUWBTXG593BI9AAYFEK/Annie_John_children.jpg journal - Annie E Cheney Annie with second husband, John Farney Woodruff and two of her children. 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Divorce Suit. - In the county court yesterday John F. Woodruff filed suit against Annie Woodruff for divorce, charging adultery and desertion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603603002343-9MQGTADGYP2KND833HKZ/image-asset.jpeg Morning Times Woodruff Divorce https://www.shannonfield.com/woodruff-divorce-record-transcript daily 0.75 2020-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603589491771-GV7C1BH1YZPK9HIIADWQ/John_Annie_divorce.jpg Woodruff Divorce Record Transcript - Divorce Record Report Transcript State of Colorado Division of Vital Statistics County: Teller Plaintiff: John T. [sic] Woodruff Defendant: Annie Woodruff Marriage: Shoales Indiana Date: October 10, 1877 Minor Children: David (17), W.W. (14), Lenny (9), Warren (4), Flossie (12) Date of Decree: 9-14-1899 Docket number: 141 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603603028381-EHXWNIO4YSA2YBZKHQ90/image-asset.jpeg Woodruff Divorce Record Transcript https://www.shannonfield.com/woodruff-verdict daily 0.75 2020-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603593881186-YLUSSMVUAX4K4M2QET6U/10_17_17+11_45+AM+Office+Lens+%282%29.jpg Woodruff Verdict - Verdict State of Colorado County of Teller in the County Court In the Matter of John F. Woodruff, Plaintiff No. 141 vs. Anna Woodruff, Defendant We, the Jury, duly empaneled and sworn in the aboe entitled action to try the question of the guilt or innocence of the defendant of the matters charged in the complaint do, upon our oaths, find that the defendant is guilty as charged in the complaint in said action. C. S. T. Cady, Foreman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603602803088-LY4EV1M7C1RYH8E32IFL/image-asset.jpeg Woodruff Verdict https://www.shannonfield.com/anna-demaro-research daily 0.75 2020-10-25 https://www.shannonfield.com/annie-fry-death-certificate-parents daily 0.75 2020-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603591610771-P9GQJ6IRE2JP0TK3GEAI/Annie+parents.jpg Annie Fry Death Certificate Parents - Annie Fry Death Certificate “Parents” Name of Father: France Maiden Name of Mother: Unknown Birthplace of Mother: Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603602936026-19TRTB0LD1G5HJXQ42RX/image-asset.jpeg Annie Fry Death Certificate Parents https://www.shannonfield.com/annie-fry-obituary daily 0.75 2020-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603590404983-LQR8U2SYK7KAZ0D3HUWN/Annie_Obituary_snippet.jpg Annie Fry Obituary - Annie E. Fry Del Norte Prospector, “The Creede Section,” June 10, 1932 Annie E. Fry passed away Sunday morning, June 5, 1932 at the Lane ranch. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio September 15, 1858. She is survived by four children, Mrs. Charles Lane and Brownie Woodruff of Creede, Mrs. Ed Bennett of Lander. Thyo [sic] and Lee Woodruff of Cashin, Ariz., and 14 grandchildren. Funeral Services were held from the home of Mrs. Lane and interment in Creede cemetery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603602971614-634GV75H5LXZ7BMQXWMO/image-asset.jpeg Annie Fry Obituary https://www.shannonfield.com/maude-postcard-to-annie daily 0.75 2020-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603598034224-JXJDJ5NOG3T678N56B75/Maude_Anna_Postcard_Front.jpg Maude postcard to Annie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603597737100-261GWHMB6YOTVBWV0002/Maude_Annie_Postcard_Message.jpg Maude postcard to Annie - Post Card Postmark: Buena Vista Colorado, 6 PM Dec 30, 1913 To: Mrs. Annie Fry 518 E First St Trinidad, Colo Message: Dear Mama I hope you had a Merry Christmas and I wish you a Happy New Year. Why don’t you write. With lots of love, Maude Upside down writing at top of card: This is near were [sic] we live now. (Referring to photograph on front of card) - see below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/1603602676783-NWS8VGOLWXNF6HN06LPH/image-asset.jpeg Maude postcard to Annie https://www.shannonfield.com/joeltjackson daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/542e0d21-260f-450e-90de-48aea1abcfc9/Tribute1.png Joel Thomas Jackson 1922-1988 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/415a3789-cc33-42d9-901f-e585230b72b8/Tribute+2.png Joel Thomas Jackson 1922-1988 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5b9ed2af20962012c55ba6/e7810ba5-7a0c-42d8-8b34-3d98142bec69/Joel+T+Jackson+Military.jpg Joel Thomas Jackson 1922-1988 - Joel Thomas Jackson A miner … a dancer … but not a hunter Joey Jackson learned life and death in the pacific Joel Thomas Jackson, born August 27th, 1922 to Billy and Jo Jackson in Creede, Colorado. 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