1497Alma moved to Southwick, Idaho by covered wagon at the turn of the century. After marrying Owen for a short time they operated a flour mill in Nebraska before they joined a five-wagon train headed for the far west. Grandma retained her lively interest in people and recalled her trip West as an ordeal and an adventure. The trip lasted three months. She settled with her parents on a homestead near holdings owned by her husband's brother and uncle. In 1916 she and Owen moved to the Fraser area. They homesteaded there and lived on their farm until his death in 1940. The following year she moved to Orofino, Idaho where she lived with her daughter Viola. At the time of her death she had 19 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and 30 great-great-grandchildren.

Her death certificate states she died of Heart Disease and Coronary Occlusion.


Father: Lafayette ALLOWAY b: 27 Feb 1844 in Brown County, Indiana
Mother: Hannah Elizabeth SHOWALTER b: 22 Apr 1851 in Iowa

• Married: 09 Mar 1898 in Beaver City, Nebraska
Children
1. Viola Ester THORNTON b: 8 Oct 1900 in Southwick, Idaho
2. Leon Anson THORNTON b: 29 Jan 1899 in Beaver City, Nebraska
3. Laura Mable THORNTON b: 09 Mar 1903 in Southwick, Idaho
4. Attison Wayne THORNTON b: 27 Oct 1908 in Southwick, Idaho
5. Vern O. THORNTON b: 13 Jan 1912 in Southwick, Idaho

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Father  Lafayette Alloway,   b. 27 Feb 1844, Brown County, Indiana ,   d. 07 Jan 1907, Furnas County, Nebraska  
Mother  Hannah Elizabeth Showalter,   b. 22 Apr 1851, Putnam County, Indiana ,   d. 20 May 1907, Oxford, Furnas County, Nebraska
see:
http://www.bernethy-eby-scribner.com/getperson.php...9942676&tree=Eby

1496Father: Anson W THORNTON b: 07 Aug 1838 in New York
Mother: Martha Gertrude (Margaret) TIFFINEY b: 09 May 1844 in Hampton, Delaware County, New York

Children
1. Viola Ester THORNTON b: 8 Oct 1900 in Southwick, Idaho
2. Leon Anson THORNTON b: 29 Jan 1899 in Beaver City, Nebraska
3. Laura Mable THORNTON b: 09 Mar 1903 in Southwick, Idaho
4. Attison Wayne THORNTON b: 27 Oct 1908 in Southwick, Idaho - Died  18 Jan 1911  Southwick, Nez Perce County, Idaho
5. Vern O. THORNTON b: 13 Jan 1912 in Southwick, Idaho

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Father  Anson W Thornton,   b. 07 Aug 1838, New York ,   d. 27 Jul 1905, Southwick, Nez Perce County, Idaho  
Mother  Martha Gertrude Tiffany or Tiffiney,   b. 09 May 1844, Hamden, Delaware County, New York ,   d. 06 May 1928, Southwick, Nez Perce County, Idaho  
see:
http://www.bernethy-eby-scribner.com/getperson.php...9942675&tree=Eby