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Domestic News
July 27, 1923
Cottonwood Chronicle
Cottonwood, Idaho County, Idaho
What is this article about?
The Kerlee family reunited in Grangeville on Sunday to welcome back eldest brother Hiram Kerlee, absent for 40 years and thought dead. All siblings, from 55 to 70 years old, attended the gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Knox's home.
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Marking the return of a long-lost brother, Hiram Kerlee, from whom no word had been received for forty years and who long ago was given up as dead, a family reunion of the Kerlee family was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Knox in Grangeville.
Present were Hiram Kerlee, Mrs. Minerva Bagley, Mrs. Thamer Sebastian, and Coleman Kerlee, Clarkston; Mrs. Naomi Gentry and Mrs. Mary White, Cottonwood: L. H. Kerlee, Eugene, Ore.. D. C. Kerlee and Mrs. Fronia M. Knox, Grangeville.
Such a homecoming is rare, and for the lost brother to find all his brothers and sisters living, after fifty years separation, is regarded as one of the most surprising and remarkable of events. Hiram Kerlee the lost brother. is the eldest. 70 years old, while the youngest is 55.
Present were Hiram Kerlee, Mrs. Minerva Bagley, Mrs. Thamer Sebastian, and Coleman Kerlee, Clarkston; Mrs. Naomi Gentry and Mrs. Mary White, Cottonwood: L. H. Kerlee, Eugene, Ore.. D. C. Kerlee and Mrs. Fronia M. Knox, Grangeville.
Such a homecoming is rare, and for the lost brother to find all his brothers and sisters living, after fifty years separation, is regarded as one of the most surprising and remarkable of events. Hiram Kerlee the lost brother. is the eldest. 70 years old, while the youngest is 55.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Event
Celebration
What keywords are associated?
Family Reunion
Long Lost Brother
Kerlee Family
Homecoming
Grangeville
What entities or persons were involved?
Hiram Kerlee
Mrs. Minerva Bagley
Mrs. Thamer Sebastian
Coleman Kerlee
Mrs. Naomi Gentry
Mrs. Mary White
L. H. Kerlee
D. C. Kerlee
Mrs. Fronia M. Knox
Mr. Wm. Knox
Mrs. Wm. Knox
Where did it happen?
Grangeville
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Grangeville
Event Date
Sunday
Key Persons
Hiram Kerlee
Mrs. Minerva Bagley
Mrs. Thamer Sebastian
Coleman Kerlee
Mrs. Naomi Gentry
Mrs. Mary White
L. H. Kerlee
D. C. Kerlee
Mrs. Fronia M. Knox
Mr. Wm. Knox
Mrs. Wm. Knox
Outcome
all brothers and sisters living and present after fifty years separation
Event Details
Family reunion held to mark the return of Hiram Kerlee, absent for forty years and given up as dead. Attendees included family members from Clarkston, Cottonwood, Eugene Ore., and Grangeville. Hiram is the eldest at 70, youngest sibling 55.