Remembering David and Nancy : and their family

2010·46.3 MB·English

by  Birch, Jesse Dean

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1957-1976 Ernest Isolene Birch
1976-2003 Dean & Delores Birch
2003-2006 unknownowner
2006-present Reed Hill &Partners
Nancy'sRelief Thefarmhouseandalloutbuildings
Societygranary wererazedin2007. Atpresent,in2009,onlythe
granary barnremainsstanding. Thefuturestatusol Dave
&Nancy's160-acrehomesteadpropertyremains
locationofDave's unclear.
bigstraw stacks
Thephoto on thesetwo pages isan
aerial view ofthe Birch farmhouse
and outbuildings nearSt. Anthony,
Idaho,in the 1960s,whenErnest
ownedthe property.
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garagebuiltby David
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garage builtby
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PROPERTY OF:
DAVID O. MCKAY LIBRARY
BYU-IDAHO
REXBURG ID 83460-0405

Jesse Dean Birch & Twila Davis Bird
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Copyright2009©byJesse DeanBirch and Twila Davis Bird
BookdesignbyTwila Davis Bird
Printing: Gorham Printing, Centralia, WA, www.gorhamprinting.com
ISBN 0-9619296-2-6
:
FirstEdition2009
Second Edition2010
JesseDean Birch
36South 100West
Ephraim,UT 84627
435.283.4386
[email protected]
Twila Bird
2561 Woodland Drive
Ogden, UT 84403
801.475.4458
[email protected]
Photo frontcover: David and Nancy Birch and sevenoftheirnine children in
frontoftheir ranch home two miles south ofSt. Anthony, Idaho,
summer 1911. L-R: Ernest, David,Jesse, Nancy, Lois, Millie, Zella, Eva,
and Fern. Missing were Ruby, whowasworking, and Reed, whowas
notyetborn.
Photobackcover: David and Nancy Birch with Ruby and baby Zella, 1895.
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Birchranchhome,2003
Birchbarn,2003
(andmembersofTwilaBird'sfamily)
BirchSt.Anthonyhome, 2003