tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48011287710279319542024-03-05T02:42:33.120-08:00Galey Family ArchivesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-3802632078786241282023-09-30T14:34:00.019-07:002023-09-30T15:03:05.272-07:00Gary Galey passes away in Crawford, Nebraska<p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31; font-family: Lato, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; font-size: 17px; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNCYrh1v_mW3WSjBL5-Ty-mde7cJXU9ywHftFGd4qhMv2sjAWOGevpWVKXlM76d3ysklFi0xdPhSa5pGrVBWYxDm_1NZbE_LodyFjY_MLhVspJQWJhKtXWDYde5dOEU0LBGe88WRwowybxWqJsm2gS9rYGlXlKQsiPQsBVtpuUdq7U6mdDUpzM4vzE9I/s884/GGG-2grey-665px.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="665" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNCYrh1v_mW3WSjBL5-Ty-mde7cJXU9ywHftFGd4qhMv2sjAWOGevpWVKXlM76d3ysklFi0xdPhSa5pGrVBWYxDm_1NZbE_LodyFjY_MLhVspJQWJhKtXWDYde5dOEU0LBGe88WRwowybxWqJsm2gS9rYGlXlKQsiPQsBVtpuUdq7U6mdDUpzM4vzE9I/s320/GGG-2grey-665px.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Gary Galey (1938-2023) </span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Funeral services for Gary Galey, 84, a long-time resident of Crawford, Nebraska will held at 10:30am, Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Christ Community Church in Crawford, with Pastor Steve Mallery officiating. Music will be provided by Tim Bosak. Burial will be at the Crawford Cemetery.</div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>H</span><span face="Lato, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif">e died September 27, 2023 at Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, where he had been a resident for a short time. He was just nine days shy of his 85th birthday.</span></span></p><div id="showFooterTrayPoint" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31;"></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Garold “Gary” Gene Galey was born October 6, 1938 to James Thomas and Eva (Cunningham) Galey in Chadron, Nebraska. The family farmed east of Chadron for several years; he and his older brothers Tom, Jr., Bob, and Bud, attended school in Chadron until the family relocated to Whitney in 1954. He then attended Crawford High School, following which he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving most of his four-year tour (1956-1960) aboard the heavy cruiser USS Macon with the Atlantic Fleet and Mediterranean.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Following his release from active duty, he married Zoleta Hamaker on July 29th, 1960 in Scottsbluff. They made their home in Crawford, where they raised two boys: Garold “Gene” and Jay Allen. Gary worked for the Kansas-Nebraska Gas Company for 36 years. During those years, he and Zoleta also owned and operated “Galey’s Little Grocery Store” for 10 years. After retiring from Kansas-Nebraska, Gary established “Galey Repair,” installing and repairing heating, air conditioning, and other appliances for residents in and around the Crawford region. He finally retired at age 83.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Throughout his career, Gary was active in community affairs. He served on the Crawford Hospital Board, School Board, and was a member of the Volunteer Fire Department. He was also very active in the Crawford Jaycees. He and Zoleta enjoyed winter visits to Arizona, where Gary was able to pursue his love of golf. Gary spent a lot of time with his sons Gene and Jay with school activities, hunting, fishing, sports, and riding motorcycles. He and Zoleta also enjoyed spending time with their grandchildren, taking them on vacation excursions during their summers.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gary is survived by his son, Jay (Meloni) of Riverton, WY; brother Bob (Naomi), Whitney, NE; sisters Margaret Galey, Rapid City, SD; and Karen (Larry) Miller Spearfish, SD; sister-in-law Kay Galey, Chadron, NE. Four grandchildren: Dezarae Brandt (Jason) of Gering, NE; Chance (Jenna) of Bloomfield, CO; Jaycy of Omaha, NE; and Thomas James “TJ” (Adair) of Riverton, WY. Also surviving are five great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and nephews, as well as numerous cousins. Gary was preceded in death by his wife, Zoleta, and son, Gary Gene; his parents, two brothers, Tom and Bud, and one sister-in-law, Dorothy (Tom) Galey.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 30px; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Arrangements are under the care of Dugan-Kramer Funeral Home of Scottsbluff. Memorials have been established for the Crawford Volunteer Fire Department and Ponderosa Villa. These may be sent to: Jay Galey, 121 West Bell Ave., Riverton, WY 82501. Following the service, a luncheon will be served at the Legend Buttes Golf Clubhouse.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-78865836073303985722023-01-14T21:27:00.003-08:002023-01-14T21:36:21.894-08:00Peggy Mosher Sciarillo passes away at age 76<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_xyNd-zhm1JAY1dwqUIViIx1GKyM9J8iMBsJIWZvtMMTgX6uc9mmD47cl-YJKW8qGIjn6BCRbrW5oD5T_DNb57pKjLHuRfR8bxYvIrxY3m7REpraIxy-jBwMU1CcGv8opA-QTPnIoaoM9WkM2gqzjvLD132ZCv40C3oh8vG5G7v8mf9PA953u6Nc/s319/Peggy%20Sciarillo-236px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="236" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_xyNd-zhm1JAY1dwqUIViIx1GKyM9J8iMBsJIWZvtMMTgX6uc9mmD47cl-YJKW8qGIjn6BCRbrW5oD5T_DNb57pKjLHuRfR8bxYvIrxY3m7REpraIxy-jBwMU1CcGv8opA-QTPnIoaoM9WkM2gqzjvLD132ZCv40C3oh8vG5G7v8mf9PA953u6Nc/w186-h251/Peggy%20Sciarillo-236px.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We were saddened to learn last week about the passing of a Cunningham cousin who has passed away in Vancouver, Washington.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Peggy Mosher Sciarillo was 76 years old. She was the daughter of Dick and Elva (Cunningham) Mosher. Born and raised in California, Peggy was married to Reed Sciarillo. Our thoughts and prayers are with Peggy's husband and her two children.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We have no further details but will post additional information and an obituary as they become available.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-55203711822231118262022-06-24T09:00:00.001-07:002022-06-25T21:00:08.888-07:00Bob & Naomi Galey approaching 60 years of marriage!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was October 19, 1962, and this young couple was married at the Warring Memorial Methodist Church in Whitney, Nebraska. Bob and Naomi (Sibert) Galey celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in October 2012. Daughters Brenda Galey and Linda Turnbull -- along with numerous other families and friends -- helped them mark the occasion. Bob and Naomi were married by Reverend H. C. Johnson, long-time paster of the church. You'll find more photos in our <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.photographs.galeymiller.org/Genealogy/Galey-and-Cunningham-Ancestors/2175365_Cn32pz">Galey Gallery</a>.</span></i></b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-40021555577534862582022-06-24T08:40:00.008-07:002023-01-14T21:29:39.985-08:00An image from 2/3 a century ago – or was it just "Yesteryear"?<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Six years ago this month, nearly three dozen Galey family members converged on Chadron, Nebraska, for an opportunity to get acquainted, reacquainted, and simply spend some good time together.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It <u>seems</u> like decades ago. Perhaps it's our advancing age, those years when we come to realize that the gift of life is not permanent, and that we should cherish it – more importantly, to embrace those we know and love, and celebrate the lives we've had. And the moments we can share now.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As this Galey family website so obviously reveals by its all too infrequent postings – we continue to lose loved ones. But we rejoice the new family members who have joined us, those still in our midst, and those who will carry on after we're gone.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course, much of the joy we continue to share are reflections of the good moments of years gone by.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So we share here a photo from yesteryear. We don't know yet where it was taken, but we'd guess maybe in a park – Chadron State Park – or more likely, in a wooded nook tucked away somewhere in Oregon where the two subjects grew up.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y-06eGqOm5J_Sj9GY44mQLcdTODimQ7EUolx9GYY6-44YDnDlWDpOovX_qHh0WOrIWR6YwtRTFt2VoBphX6W57C2qu_qaYkRhcQxiGGiBrQyulOlUDdVknMfa9UtF77P9epvSbpgg7aB9y-aWDyH6eR_zMwBzJJXHAynv-Q-EshWcFT3FHfRt-dR/s904/Mary%20Jan%20&%20Jon%20Blosser-May%201956-660px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="660" height="892" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y-06eGqOm5J_Sj9GY44mQLcdTODimQ7EUolx9GYY6-44YDnDlWDpOovX_qHh0WOrIWR6YwtRTFt2VoBphX6W57C2qu_qaYkRhcQxiGGiBrQyulOlUDdVknMfa9UtF77P9epvSbpgg7aB9y-aWDyH6eR_zMwBzJJXHAynv-Q-EshWcFT3FHfRt-dR/w651-h892/Mary%20Jan%20&%20Jon%20Blosser-May%201956-660px.jpg" width="651" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Depicted are siblings 8-year-old <b>Mary Jane Blosser</b> and her older brother <b>Jon Charles Blosser</b> – obviously an aspiring photographer – aged 10 when this image was captured in May of 1956. Mary Jane and Jon are the children of Ivan and Oma Louise (Galey) Blosser, who lived and worked most of their lives in Oregon, where Mary Jane and Jon were raised. Handwritten information on the back of the photo indicates the picture was "Taken by Tommy," cousin Tommy Galey, who would have been 21-years-old at the time. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to Margaret Ellen Galey for sharing this photo! See more images in our <a href="https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-thnBH/" target="_blank"><i>Galey Photo G</i>allery</a>!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-16118077868230621722021-08-05T19:42:00.011-07:002021-08-05T19:57:25.889-07:00Garold "Gary Gene" Galey, Jr. (1961-2021)<h6 class="header-subtitle light strong" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #605f5e; font-family: Lato-Black, Arial, Helvetica, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 2.4px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></h6><div chopped="" open="=false?" short-bio="" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31;" text-left=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 30px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXVjAM0z8jt9V5PK6JdbrYfqs8HMrjbTXm7Q1PnvqqTs75OYpS5Xr9yuQBKsA1k3333PJZuKpgLXGWKULm1QePB5gq-lJICEw7wpZGOdKhhwycGEoSN4O_4sjR52oxf86y2RK7cEt8ZY/s823/Gary+Gene+-+650px.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXVjAM0z8jt9V5PK6JdbrYfqs8HMrjbTXm7Q1PnvqqTs75OYpS5Xr9yuQBKsA1k3333PJZuKpgLXGWKULm1QePB5gq-lJICEw7wpZGOdKhhwycGEoSN4O_4sjR52oxf86y2RK7cEt8ZY/s320/Gary+Gene+-+650px.png" width="253" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Gary Gene Galey Jr., age 60, of Crawford, Nebraska, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. His Memorial service will be held at 10 am on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Christ Community Church in Crawford, Nebraska with Pastor Steve Mallery officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Crawford City Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Friends of Pets in Chadron, Nebraska. Online condolences may be left at <a href="http://www.dugankramer.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a3c31; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><i>www.dugankramer.com</i></a>.</div></span><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 30px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gary was born to Gary Sr. and Zoleta Galey on February 11, 1961. He graduated high school from Crawford High School in 1979. Immediately after graduating, he began his long career at BNSF Railroad until he retired in 2016. He raised exotic birds and animals throughout his life, which was his true passion. He had two children, Dezarae Brandt and Chance Galey. Gary enjoyed traveling to watch his son, Chance, play sports. He enjoyed nearly daily phone calls with his daughter, Dezarae. He was extremely proud his children graduated college and would often say he thought he did “okay” with raising his children. Gary enjoyed being outdoors, woodworking, spending time with his animals, riding ATVs, and planning his next get rich adventure. He kept a small circle of close family and a few friends. Gary was admired for his ability to be honest and stay true to his colors, despite the adversities that would come his way. His favorite quote was “<i>Well that didn’t go according to plan. Hang on this could get a little western</i>!”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 30px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The past few years were not always easy for Gary. He was grateful for his family, friends, and neighbors that were willing to lend a hand. The Galey family would like to extend a special thanks his neighbors, Tim and Connie Bosak, Aaron Young, and his dear friend, Dale Ray Rising.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 30px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gary is survived by his father, Gary Sr., who was always there for him; his two children, Dezarae (Jason) Brandt and Chance (Jenna) Galey; five grandchildren, Ava, Jaxson, and Charlie Brandt and Ayden and Kellyn Galey; his brother, Jay (Meloni) Galey; nephew, TJ Galey and nieces Jaycy and Kelsey Galey; uncles and aunts, Bob and Naomi Galey, Larry and Karen Miller, Margaret Galey, and Kay Galey; and many cousins.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 30px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gary was preceded in death by his mother Zoleta Galey and grandparents Doris and Tom Hamaker</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-12863464698100111672020-01-02T21:55:00.000-08:002020-01-02T21:55:08.190-08:00Zoleta (Hamaker) Galey (1943-2019)<br />
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Zoleta Pearl (Hamaker) Galey was born to Tom and Doris Hamaker October 20, 1943 in Crawford. She passed away December 20, 2019 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff surrounded by her family.</div>
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Zoleta married Gary Galey, July 29, 1960 in Scottsbluff. They had two sons, Gary Gene of Crawford and Jay of Riverton, Wyoming.</div>
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She loved life and made it fun for everyone around her. Zoleta had so many wonderful stories to share and was always able to make everyone laugh, even in her final weeks of life in the hospital at Scottsbluff. The nurses and staff loved her. She touched so many with her wit and kind heart.</div>
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She thrived having her family around her. She and Gary took their grandchildren on many trips in the summer, making life-long memories for all of them. And she loved Christmas! All the kids and grandkids would arrive at their home on Christmas Eve and spend the night. Christmas day was a joyous time of presents, laughter, good food and much love.</div>
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Zoleta is survived by her loving husband Gary, who was always by her side; their two sons, Gary Gene of Crawford and Jay (Meloni) of Riverton, Wyoming; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Bob and Naomi Galey of Whitney; Larry and Karen Miller of Spearfish, South Dakota; Margaret Galey of Lansing, Michigan; and Kay Galey of Chadron; four grandchildren, Dezarae Brandt (Jason) of Gering and Chance (Jenna) of Broomfield, Colorado; Jaycy Galey of Omaha, and Thomas James of Casper; two nephews, Damon Bass (Tawyna) of Alliance, and Brooke Bass (Jody) of Crawford; three grand nephews, Brayden and Keagan Bass of Alliance and Travon Bass of Crawford. Also surviving are eight great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and numerous cousins.</div>
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Zoleta was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Reba, whom she missed dearly. Also, brother-in-law Tom Galey and wife Dorothy Galey and brother-in-law Bud Galey along with many aunts and uncles.</div>
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Funeral and burial arrangements were under the care of Chamberlain Funeral Home. Zoleta Galey is at rest in the Crawford City Cemetery. May she rest in peace.</div>
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The fellow in the red ball cap on this "Iron Horse" diesel is the son of the cowboy atop a horse at the very top of this website.</div>
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Standing on the front of the old diesel with other C&NW railroad veterans, 82-year-old <b><i>Bob Galey</i></b> is still farming east of Whitney on the same place his parents, Tom and Eva Galey, leased and farmed until Tom died in 1958. That's Tom Galey, Sr. on the horse. And while Bob's three brothers – Tom, Bud, and Gary – pursued careers elsewhere, Bob remained on the farm, eventually marrying Naomi Sibert of Crawford and buying the farm. And that's where they raised their daughters, Brenda and Linda. </div>
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Bob's older brother, Tom, made a career as a Navy SeaBee and retired with his family to Lubbock, Texas, where he died in 2006. A younger brother, Bud, was a true cowboy and worked in the Nebraska Sandhills, providing for his family as a ranch foreman until his death in 1996. Another younger brother, Gary, served a stint in the Navy before settling in Crawford, Nebraska, where he raised his family while working and then retiring from Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company and operating a grocery store for several years. Younger sister, Margaret Galey, who worked many years at Chadron State College, is retired and lives in Lansing, Michigan. Younger sister, Karen Miller, retired after working as a Medical School secretary in Pennsylvania and now lives in Spearfish, South Dakota. You'll find other bits and pieces of information about the family elsewhere on this website.</div>
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Despite maintaining and expanding the farm, Bob Galey also had others jobs over the years. Perhaps the most important one was working for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway in Chadron. Working as a Machinist's Helper beginning in 1969, he toiled in the old roundhouse the better share of 20 years until his retirement from C&NW in 1989.</div>
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When the Chicago & Northwestern Historical Society decided to hold their annual meeting in Rapid City, they elected to spend one day in Chadron, visiting the old roundhouse and the Dawes County Museum. About a dozen or so "old-timers" were recruited to host the conference attendees, answering questions they might have about the place they all worked many years ago.</div>
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While at the museum, Bob also re-visited the Galey Family tile (shown at left) commemorating their support of the Dawes County Museum when it was under construction. "Selling" tiles to be exhibited on the museum floor – and some on the walls – was one of many fundraising initiatives shortly after the museum moved to its present location south of Chadron. Click on the photo to take a closer look.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-53073364613439334822016-10-31T18:36:00.000-07:002016-11-01T10:28:16.422-07:00Family and friends say good-bye to Kenny Kritenbrink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A Cunningham family cousin, Kenny Kritenbrink, of Chadron, Nebraska, was laid to rest today (Monday, October 31, 2016) at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, South Dakota.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kenny passed away at the Veteran's Center at Fort Meade, South Dakota on October 16 at the age of 82. Although he had been in failing health for some time, it was only in the last few weeks that his mobility was impaired to the point that he was unable to get out and have coffee with friends and family. He had joined many Cunningham and Galey family relatives just last summer at Wilson Park in Chadron for a Galey family reunion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was a huge turnout for Kenny's service at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron on Saturday, October 29 -- with standing room only.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Kenneth Kepple Kritenbrink</i></b> was born August 4, 1934 at Whitney, Nebraska to Abram (Abe) and Geraldine (Cunningham) Kritenbrink. His maternal grandparents were Rayburn and Margaret Cunningham. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Railroading was in Kenny's blood. His father was a railroader. His grandfather was a railroader. And his leaf didn't fall far from their tracks. He was a railroader with the Chicago and North Western Railway System for some 42 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">During the inurnment ceremony at the Fort Meade National Cemetery this morning, it seemed almost a bit of divine intervention that the haunted strains of a train whistle could be heard from the railroad tracks behind the cemetery.</span></div>
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Although a smaller turnout than hoped for, Galey family members from California, Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska attended a family reunion at Wilson Park in Chadron, Nebraska last week (June 18-19, 2016). We definitely missed our "Texas contingent," which -- like all things Texan -- would likely have been the largest group! All the Galey "cousins" here are descended from Elisha & Eliza Galey, with a smattering of Cunningham cousins descended from Rayburn & Margaret Cunningham. To learn who all these folks are -- and enjoy a few other snapshots -- visit our <b><i><a href="http://www.photographs.galeymiller.org/Genealogy/Galey-Reunion-2016/">Galey Reunion - 2016</a></i></b> photo gallery.</div>
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We're in the thick of planning for a <b>Galey Family Reunion</b> this summer in Chadron, Nebraska. The dates are <u>Saturday & Sunday, June 18-19, 2016</u>, and we hope you'll join us for the fun, food, and festivities of a good old-fashioned family reunion!</div>
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Most importantly at this point: Let us know you're planning to come. <u>Please RSVP by May 15, 2016</u> to Karen (Galey) Miller at 605-484-7808.</div>
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From Washington and California to Texas and Indiana and other points "back east," there are Galey family members all across the country. For many years, of course, our Galey clan lived in Missouri, Nebraska, and Montana, so we're going "back home" -- sort of in the middle of all this geography -- and we hope you'll make plans to join us.</div>
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We'll gather in Wilson Park in Chadron for a hearty lunch, which will be catered by the Country Kitchen resaturant. It's $13 per person, which includes lunch, dessert, and drinks.</div>
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The real fun, of course, will be catching up with Galey cousins from..... well..... everywhere!</div>
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Watch this site for more information about the Galey Family Reunion!<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to Peggy Mosher Sciarillo of Huntington Beach, California, for sharing this wonderful old photo of the Alfred V. Cunningham family, taken in about 1889 -- probably in front of their home in Trumbull or Giltner, Nebraska. </span><br />
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Parents Alfred and Mary Jane Cunningham are seated. The oldest boy (standing at left) is Rayburn. Clarence is on his father's lap, while Lawson is on his mother's lap. The note on the back of the picture states that Rayburn and Clarence were born in Onargo, Illinois, while Lawson was born in Trumbull, Nebraska. </div>
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their way about 15 miles to the west near Whitney. Little could anyone have known that the Galey
family, which originally rented their new farm a mile or so east of Whitney,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Both are lifelong <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Dawes</st1:placename>
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dairy farm about two miles east of Chadron that his parents, James (Tom) and
Eva Galey, rented. Naomi was born and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>After graduating from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chadron</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></st1:place>
in 1953, Bob went to work at Prey Chevrolet in Chadron as a mechanic. In 1954, the Galey family that included six
children moved to what was known as the Norland farm along <st1:place w:st="on">White
River</st1:place>, where Bob and Naomi now live. It initially had beenrented by Eva Galey’s
parents, Rayburn and Margaret Cunningham, and later by their son, also named
Rayburn, and his wife Bess. When the
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joined his mother inoperating the farm.
In 1962, Bob and Naomi were married and took over the place while Eva
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family. By then, Bob also was working as
a machinist at the Chicago and North Western Railroad roundhouse in
Chadron. He had worked there more than
20 years when it closed in 1990. After
their daughters graduated from <st1:placename w:st="on">Crawford</st1:placename>
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the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chadron</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Hospital</st1:placetype></st1:place> in 1983. She took a new job in the Treasurer’s Office
at the Dawes County Courhouse in 1991 and worked there until retiring in 2000.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Cartwright said he and the Galeys have no written contract,
just a verbale agreement that has remained unchanged. “I don’t count the bales, I don’t need to see
the weight tickets, and I never know how many cows Bob is running in my
pastures. I trust him completely and he
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cattle, we raise a lot of whitetail deer.”</i></span></div>
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<st1:placetype w:st="on">County</st1:placetype> ranches who form the Soldier
Creek Grazing Association also run cattle on the Wood Reserve north of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Fort</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Robinson</st1:placename></st1:place>. Their cows survived the 1989 fire there, and
the Galeys also bounced back after their house was flood by <st1:place w:st="on">White
River</st1:place> in 1991. They are
active in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Whitney</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Methodist</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Church</st1:placetype></st1:place>;
he’s served on the Whitney School Board and the Whitney Pipeline Board
“forever” (in his words). The couple
bowled together for years, and nowadays he plays golf and she plays bridge.</i></span></div>
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Whitney and work at the Crow Butte Resources uranium mine. Brenda moved to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>
about 20 years ago, has a job in technology, and says she plans to remain
there, although she retains her <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region>
citizenship. Bob and Naomi have visited
Brenda in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>
three times.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we first started tracking the Galey family many years ago, one of the first "cousins" we came to know was Warren Galey of Tell City, Indiana, who was also engaged in researching Galey genealogy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our correspondence wasn't frequent, but we soon learned that Warren had a wealth of information about the Galey family out of Indiana -- whence came the Nebraska Galeys. In fact, he had published a 126-page lineage report about the Galey family. It was -- and remains -- a valuable resource for anyone doing research about the Galey clan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were sorry to get a report this week about the passing of Warren a few months ago. We had not been in touch with him for the past couple of years. He died in his home at Tell City at age 91. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our condolences to Warren's wife, Shirley, and three children. We are incorporating his full obituary below. We were fortunate enough to have visited with Warren and his wife Shirley back in April of 2006. We've posted a few pictures from that event. You'll find them in our <b><i><u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.photographs.galeymiller.org/Genealogy/Galey-and-Cunningham-Ancestors/2175365_Cn32pz">Galey Photo Gallery</a></span></u></i></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tell City, Indiana - <b><i>Warren Elmer Galey</i></b>,
91, passed away at his home, on Thursday, March 13, 2014, having given his full
measure of devotion to his family, country, and friends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was born on April
13, 1922, in St. Croix, Indiana, through the union of Absolom Elmer Galey and
Maggie Lorain Waddle. A 1941 graduate of Oil Township High School,
he was an exemplar of what has come to be known as “The Greatest
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warren proudly served his country from 1942 – 1967,
originally enlisting in the United States Coast Guard and transferring shortly
thereafter into the United States Navy. Rising to the rank of Senior
Chief Petty Officer, leading to his nickname “Chief,” he was an early member of
the Naval Security Group, specializing in electronic intelligence gathering.
This afforded Warren the opportunity to witness and often take part in many of
history's most important events of the 20th century, including not
only serving in three wars, but having a direct role in events such as the
landing on Normandy Beach, the U2 spy plane incident, and the Cuban Missile
Crisis. For these and numerous other efforts, Warren received
special recognition from the United States for his service through the “Cold
War.” </span></div>
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his service to country was only a sparkling facet in Warren's
life. Treasured as it was, family was his greatest focus and
joy. A tome could be written in an attempt to encapsulate Warren
Galey's love and devotion. A memorable summation of his capacity
comes in the form of a quote from himself wherein he simply stated, “everyone
needs love.” </span></div>
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was a member of theVeterans of Foreign Wars Post #2939, American Legion Post
#213, Sons of the American Revolution and had also gone through all ranks of
the International Order of Odd Fellows. He was also
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Elmer Galey is survived by his wife, Shirley Anice Galey, who he married on
November 15, 1971; their three children, Timothy Alan Walters, Daniel Ray
Walters, and David Eugene Galey; two sisters, Carrie Lorain Mahoney and Ida Mae
Kasper, and four grandchildren, Logan James Walters, Jacob Andrew Walters,
Sydney Renee Walters, and Audrey Elaine Walters. Of course, this is only a
brief listing of those who were touched by Warren over the breadth of nearly 92
years on Earth, all of whom will no doubt miss the man. However, through us
all, his memory and influence will reverberate for years to come as a lasting
tribute to him. </span></div>
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services will be held at 1:00 PM CDT on Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Huber
Funeral Home, Tell City Chapel, with burial in Walker Cemetery in Branchville
where there will be military graveside rites. Visitation will be
from 3:00 until 7:00 PM on Saturday, March 15, 2014, and from 11:00
AM until service time on Sunday at the funeral home. Bro. Bob Campbell will
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-81834313588010728022014-04-30T16:38:00.000-07:002014-04-30T16:40:47.331-07:00Doris Hamaker (1922-2014)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On April 12, 2014, <b>Doris Hamaker</b> celebrated her 92nd birthday. Eleven days later, she passed away at Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, Nebraska. An overflow crowd attended her funeral service in Crawford on Monday, April 28, 2014. Not a Galey by birth or marriage -- but her daughter Zoleta married Garold (Gary) Galey, and her husband, Tom, was a cousin to Ila Belle (Hamaker) Sibert, whose daughter married another Galey -- Gary's brother Bob.</div>
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Doris was well known for her great sense of humor, her candor, an infectious smile, and the best cinnamon rolls this side of heaven, where she now surely shares her treats with all the angels!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-78406723190848261572013-07-09T20:04:00.003-07:002013-12-13T04:23:54.623-08:00Checking out the Chucks…Galey, that is!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Having lived in Mississippi for about eight years -- and having been engaged in family research for a few decades -- it's been fun to learn that there are Galeys in Mississippi.</div>
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We only wish we'd learned about them during our years in the Magnolia State. Truth is, family research got put on the back burner during those busy years of work and travel!</div>
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But "Google Search" has been a friend for the past year or so, helping us track everything from stories about Chadron State College alum Danny Woodhead as he navigates through a successful career in the National Football League, to stories about the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, which has always been one of our interests.</div>
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So when an article in the Jackson (MS) Free Press popped up through Google Search, we were able to learn a bit about one <b><i>Chuck Galey</i></b>, who is shown above.</div>
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Chuck has made a name for himself as an illustrator for children's books. A native of Greenwood, Mississippi, Chuck now lives in Jackson -- our old stomping ground from 1993 to 2001. </div>
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Now, we have no idea whether or not Chuck Galey is a part of the Galey clan that migrated out of Indiana to Missouri and Nebraska -- but who knows? If he is, we'll have to give some thought to which "Chuck Galey" we're talking about, since our nephew Charles "Chuck" Galey has been the only "Chuck" known to our Nebraska Galey line.</div>
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Read more about the Mississippi "<a href="http://chuckgaley.com/CGI%20website%20stuff/Home/index_home.htm"><b><i>Chuck Galey</i></b></a>."</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-62375507208356916012012-11-04T19:40:00.000-08:002013-01-28T19:29:36.413-08:00Another "whodunnit"arrives in the mailbox!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A distant Galey cousin -- Harry Colwell from Nebraska -- has sent us a couple of photographs that have been identified by some as Elizabeth Sprinkle and Simon Galey.</div>
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As Harry has suggested, it may be impossible to ever learn if these identifications are valid; however, we offer the photos here in the unlikely event that someone with more information might be able to assist.</div>
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No dates have been provided. Our records show that Elizabeth Sprinkle and Simon Galey were married in September of 1851. She would have been 30 years old -- and Simon would have been only 19. An unusual age configuration for marriage -- but certainly not unheard of! If this is that couple, the photos were obviously taken at quite different times. Simon died in 1879 at age 48. Elizabeth died in 1912 at age 91. The "Elizabeth" photo would probably been taken in the very late 1800's or very early 1900's, and the "Simon" photo -- given his relative youthful appearance -- would likely have been taken in the 1860's or 1870's -- <u>before </u> March of 1879 when he died.</div>
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Adding to this challenge is the fact that we have no other photos identified as "Simon Galey," and there are at least three Simon Galey names in our database.</div>
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Another cousin provided us with a photo purported to be Elizabeth Sprinkle, but our first glances at the images seem to suggest it's not the same person. We'll keep exploring! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-88645853077813905362012-02-23T21:00:00.000-08:002012-02-27T18:28:36.091-08:00In memory of Dorothy Galey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A visitation for Dorothy Galey, 81, of Lubbock, Texas, will be from 5-7 pm on Friday, Febuary 24th, 2012 in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel in Lubbock, Texas, with a wake to follow. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, February 25, at 10 am at St. Johns Neumann Catholic Church. Internment will follow at Resthaven Memorial park. Mrs. Galey went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 22nd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dorothy was born on June 13, 1930, in Holly Grove, Arkansas to Lecil A. and Olga L. Ryals Gannon. She married Thomas A. Galey, Sr., on May 12, 1957. He preceded her in death on February 16, 2006. She was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Survivors include three sons, Thomas Galey, Jr. and wife Janice, James Galey and wife Debbi, and Joseph Galey, Sr. and wife Jennifer; three daughters, Sheila Lee and husband Robert, Teresa Jobe, and Felicia Galey; one sister, Alma Herndon; 23 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.</span></div>
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For additional family photographs, visit our <a href="http://www.photographs.galeymiller.org/Genealogy/Dorothy-Galey-Tribute/21666340_MGjJkT#!i=1728222724&k=RTSMXq7"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Galey Family Gallery</span></i></b></a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-79187784952859951522012-02-04T14:00:00.000-08:002012-02-25T09:23:45.464-08:00What.....No football in Nebraska?<br />
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tomorrow to do battle against the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, I have a
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I do so with full knowledge that in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:place></st1:state>, football is a religion, and I don’t
want my Galey and Cunningham in-laws to excommunicate me from the family and brand
me a “troublemaker” for divulging this fact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I’m not talking about Grandpa R.R. Cunningham who many
family members today remember from their youth in Whitney. I mean his dad, A.V. Cunningham of Giltner, that highly
regarded farmer who served two terms in the <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:place></st1:state> legislature, from 1903 to 1907,
representing his neighbors in Hamilton County.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Doing a little research on the Cunninghams yesterday while
visiting </span><st1:city style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:city><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, I came across a story –
not in the </span><st1:city style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
or Lincoln newspapers – but from a 1903 issue of the </span><i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>New York Times</b></span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> that
revealed Grandpa Cunningham's dim view of football in colleges and high schools. Here’s
the text of the article:</span></div>
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<b><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><st1:city w:st="on">LINCOLN</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Neb.</st1:state>,
Jan. 10 – Representative </i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Legislature/1903/pages/nelg0082.htm">A. V. Cunningham</a></span><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hamilton</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">County</st1:placetype></st1:place>
is credited with the authorship of a bill which will be introduced in the
Legislature the coming week to prohibit playing football at the public
educational institutions of the State.</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i> “I am
unalterably opposed to football as part of the athletic amusement of students,”
said Mr. Cunningham. “I consider it more
brutal than prizefighting for the reason that in prizefighting only two men are
engaged; in the game of football twenty-two are called upon to risk their
lives.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i> “The
presence of a physician is not always required at a prizefight, but did you
ever hear of or see a game of football at which one or two physicians were not
in attendance?”</i></b></span></div>
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members are in sympathy with the bill, but the game does not lack defenders
among the legislators.</i></b></span></div>
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never became law. And that was good news
for boys on the gridiron from <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:city>
and Hastings all the way to Scottsluff and Chadron.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I have a feeling that if A.V. had been around in the
early years of the 21<sup>st</sup> Century, he would have been in the front row
cheering for his great-great-great-grandson, Chance Galey. Chance was a three-year starting center for the Chadron State College "Eagles" and was selected to the 2008 <i>Football Gazette</i> <b>All-America Team</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. After studying environmental science and graduating from CSC in 2008, he's gone to work in the oil and gas industry for Halliburton and lives in Greeley, Colorado. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gosh, if Gpa Cunningham’s bill had passed, the Nebraska
Cornhuskers could never have built their football dynasty. And Chance Galey would have missed a fun
career on the field at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chadron</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And <b><i><a href="http://www.patriots.com/team/roster/Danny-Woodhead/WOO302348">Danny Woodhead</a></i></b> might not be suiting up for the Patriots
tomorrow.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-15830885215566133712011-03-30T21:35:00.000-07:002011-03-30T22:15:18.066-07:00The Cunningham California connection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Galey-Cunningham connection, of course, was created by the 1933 marriage of Tom Galey to Eva Cunningham in Rushville, Nebraska. Tom Galey never set foot in California, but Eva did. At least twice that we know of. The purpose of those trips was to visit her sisters -- three of whom called California home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">All three of Eva's youngest sisters -- Elva, Lois, and Doris -- lived most of their adult lives in California. Likely, they were a part of the large wave of folks who sought the warmer climes and great opportunities that seemed to await in California.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Of course, it didn't take long and their relatives back home were eager to come visit. And that's exactly what appears to be going on in this picture when sister Geraldine (Cunningham) Kritenbrink and her family made the trek. This photo is undated, but it was taken in the L.A. area. The street sign shows the intersection of Gracia and Atwater, so it would see fairly easy to find out who was living near that intersection in the 1948-50 time period, when this photo was likely taken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The "big folks" identified in the photo (left-to-right) are Roger Kritenbrink, little Jack Mosher, Elva Mosher, Dick Mosher, Lois Thompson, Abe Kritenbrink, Geraldine Kritenbrink, Kenny Kritenbrink, and Gordon Thompson. The younger girl in front is Peggy Mosher. Standing right behind her is her cousin, Betty Thompson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A higher resolution version of this photo -- and more -- can be found in our <a href="http://www.photographs.galeymiller.org/Genealogy/Galey-and-Cunningham-Ancestors/2175365_tJ9pe"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Galey Gallery</span></i></b></a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-59876264589588110252011-03-07T22:21:00.000-08:002011-03-07T22:44:15.838-08:00"Bully!" for the A.V. Cunningham family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Perhaps the letter from the President of the United States should have been sent to Mary Jane (Poulson) Cunningham. After all, she had more than a passing involvement in circumstances that caused the letter to be written in the first place. Instead -- symbolic of that era -- it was sent to her husband, Alfred V. Cunningham, long-time Nebraska farmer, one-time state legislator, and one of our Galey family ancestors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_azKtYvimprdyCoJ-jNi7z7w07TziLDYOS2fNimncYg33fQiHZ2rSc-nEgqEIo-QP42455nF4One3LIpKXr7Xs7q7t3E49j2Om9z5KABPDJBCx_jcIpMiY6PkoWH26aoKxPYVVUnkwVo/s1600/AVCunningham-family-photo--.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_azKtYvimprdyCoJ-jNi7z7w07TziLDYOS2fNimncYg33fQiHZ2rSc-nEgqEIo-QP42455nF4One3LIpKXr7Xs7q7t3E49j2Om9z5KABPDJBCx_jcIpMiY6PkoWH26aoKxPYVVUnkwVo/s400/AVCunningham-family-photo--.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">"The letter" was a treasured missive send to Cunningham in April of 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, congratulating Cunningham for what the <i>Omaha Daily News</i> called "his family of eight lusty boys." A prominent story about that letter and the Cunningham family -- replete with photographs but a rather curious headline -- was published by the <i>Daily News </i>(above) and included a copy of Roosevelt's letter and his autographed picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Cunningham was quoted as saying that there "wasn't money enough in this broad land" to buy that letter or photograph from him. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Interestingly, A.V. Cunningham and his wife Mary were just 39 years old when he received the letter commending them on their family of eight boys. Roosevelt -- the youngest man to ever serve as a U.S. President -- had six children by the time he was 39 years old. He had become president in 1901 at just 42 years of age. Those were prolific times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alfred Vlandingham Cunningham's father -- James Cunningham -- came from Canada to the United States and married Caroline Stumph in 1858 at Circleville, Ohio. They moved to the Bloomington, Illinois, area, where Alfred was born in June of 1864. Afred's four sisters and one brother were also born in Illinois.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alfred married Mary Jane Poulson in November of 1885 at Onarga, Illinois, where there first boys, Rayburn and Clarence were born. In November of 1888 the family relocated to Adams County in central Nebraska, later moving to the Trumbull vicinity of Hamilton County where Alfred continued to pursue farming. He was also active in the Masonic Order. There's also some evidence that he dabbled in the insurance business.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">While the treasured 1903 letter from President Roosevelt referred to a family of eight Cunningham boys, there were in fact 10 boys. Two of them died in infancy. Those who grew to adulthood included Rayburn, Clarence, Lawson, Russell, Everett, Wayne, Clem, and Doyle.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A staunch Republican, "A.V." was elected to two terms in the Nebraska legislature -- in 1902 and again in 1904. He, his wife, and four younger sons moved to a farm north of Lodgepole, Nebraska, a few years later. Following a family holiday gathering at Christmas time in 1913, Alfred Cunningham died. He was 49 years old.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mr. Cunningham had arisen and built the kitchen fire, and as he stooped over to lace his shoes, was stricken with apoplexy,"</span></b> reported the <i>Sidney Telegraph</i> on January 3rd, 1914.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Medical help was secured as soon as the bad roads permitted, but the gentleman expired at twelve fifteen, about five hours after the stroke."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mary Cunningham lived many years beyond her husband; she died on June 10, 1937 in Iliff, Colorado. Both of them are buried in Hastings, Nebraska. Among their many surviving grandchildren was Eva (Cunningham) Galey; hence, the linkage to <b><i>Galey Family Archives</i></b>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-25361417714462834692010-03-09T13:49:00.000-08:002012-06-20T16:01:10.210-07:00About Elisha...<div align="justify">
<span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">Very few surviving Galey descendants remember Elisha Galey.<br /><br />Born in Branchville, Indiana on March 2, 1863, he was the fourth child born to Simon and Elizabeth Galey. Sometime in the 1870’s, the family moved to northwest Missouri. We don’t know what lured them there – it could have been the beautiful rolling hills and fertile farmlands of the Nodaway River valley. Or it could have been a job with the Burlington Railroad as it forged westward.<br /><br />By the time of the 1880 census in Green Township, Elisha’s father had died (Mar 1879) and the 17-year-old Elisha had dropped out of school to help his mother and four sisters make ends meet.<br /><br />Four years later, shortly after he turned 21 years old, Elisha married Eliza Ellen Milleson. That was May 15, 1884. While farming had been a primary pursuit for him, Elisha Galey also worked for Nodaway County and the Burlington Railroad.<br /><br />Elisha and Eliza had <a href="http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=galey-miller&id=I0697"><strong><em>11 children</em></strong></a>, and we believe all of them were born in Missouri. However, sometime just prior to World War I, the family – save their son Leslie – set out for Montana, where they lived for nearly a decade along the slopes of the Judith Mountains not far from Lewistown. Little is known about this era of the Galey family; however, it's likely that Elisha pursued farm work during much of this time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRttOKLrRdZ60GElWvAVg9v1L37c9m7K2jVjIrYYA2jwEx1IcumiPFCRpLpnni0ToEcAn3gfaH_ln17FaFr3jI9F0b9yV6zkxIiIF-qcXLWX-tnrOXPh1Ro12yY0ygkDW9aiY8Q1fF1jQ/s1600-h/Elisha-95th-Celebration.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446755687691145010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRttOKLrRdZ60GElWvAVg9v1L37c9m7K2jVjIrYYA2jwEx1IcumiPFCRpLpnni0ToEcAn3gfaH_ln17FaFr3jI9F0b9yV6zkxIiIF-qcXLWX-tnrOXPh1Ro12yY0ygkDW9aiY8Q1fF1jQ/s400/Elisha-95th-Celebration.jpg" style="float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 251px;" /></a>Then Elisha and Eliza, most of their children grown and gone from home, moved to Oregon. It was in the Portland area community of Canby that Elisha and Eliza spent their final years.<br /><br />Some of their children – son Frank and daughters Ethel, Blanche, and Oma – all lived within a few hours of Canby and were able to help their parents and look after them. Eliza died on February 4, 1953 in Canby at age 85.<br /><br />Elisha lived another five years. You'll find a few photographs of him in our <a href="http://www.photographs.galeymiller.org/Genealogy/Galey-and-Cunningham-Ancestors/2175365_tJ9pe/3/806493225_cmGEZ"><strong><em>Galey Gallery</em></strong></a>. On March 2, 1958, he celebrated his 95th birthday with family and friends. The occasion was documented by the undated newspaper article shown here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">Elisha Galey passed away on December 5, 1958.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-3607781377280431502010-03-06T23:49:00.000-08:002017-02-18T09:44:17.125-08:00A band of Cherokees?<div align="justify">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Is there Cherokee blood in the Galey family line? That’s the question Stanley Johnson was dealing with recently when he sent us a photograph of Winnie (Galey) Marshall (1866-1945).<br /><br />Stan lives in St. Joseph, Missouri.<br /><br />We’ve danced around the possibility of Indian heritage in the Galey line for many years – noticing the darker complexion and facial features of James Thomas Galey (1890-1958).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Kx3kd2nIKUV_f82h9BhA9tHCaOckmOp16Jj1TQVmgo9vj0M3ouqBgwy4wcrwZkh9l6tXPJVNkOtFXwssOKdURy0BZBJ_GLxctegDCKhzSCDFDIGdqgMLq8VfxgRLgsXCpjGphAhBK4o/s1600-h/Eliz-Sprinkle-Galey-w-Darle.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445797573923983042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Kx3kd2nIKUV_f82h9BhA9tHCaOckmOp16Jj1TQVmgo9vj0M3ouqBgwy4wcrwZkh9l6tXPJVNkOtFXwssOKdURy0BZBJ_GLxctegDCKhzSCDFDIGdqgMLq8VfxgRLgsXCpjGphAhBK4o/s320/Eliz-Sprinkle-Galey-w-Darle.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 236px;" /></a>But until Stan sent us this photograph of Winnie (Galey) Marshall – with his question about any Cherokee blood in the family -- we hadn’t seen much photographic evidence to support that notion. Nor had we thought much about it. We've not been able to confirm the date or location of this photo, but Stan says that's Winnie on the left, alongside young Darlene Allison. Darlene is one of three children who belonged to Jane Colwell Miller's husband, John Miller.<br /><br />Having looked at this picture of Winnie a bit closer, the question of Cherokee blood has risen again. We’ll now have to give closer scrutiny to that idea.<br /><br />Take a peek at photos we’re posting in the <a href="http://www.photographs.galeymiller.org/Genealogy/Galey-and-Cunningham-Ancestors/2175365_tJ9pe"><strong><em>Galey Gallery</em></strong></a> and see what you think.<br /><br />Stanley Johnson is a grandson of Elizabeth Sprinkle Galey's daughter Clara Galey Colwell. Like the Galey clan, several generations of Colwells have resided in the Illinois/Missouri area.<br /><br />Now that we’ve established communication with Stan, we’re hoping to be able to exchange further information and photographs regarding our Galey ancestors. As we’re able to nail down some facts and identify folks in photographs, we’ll begin posting many of those items on this site.<br /></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-27336447740524015082009-12-14T08:44:00.000-08:002009-12-14T08:54:40.429-08:00Journalistic blunder or...?<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">Our report of October 11, 2009 heralded a possible “cousin” relationship between the Galey family of Whitney, Nebraska in the last half of the 20th century and the “Gealy” Mathis family of Chadron. Still an unlikely scenario, it fell in to my “Who’d-a-thunk it” category.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Rlk7V9eiFN0dBCQq6dIEs4DcPpZ63lbu3XW9KqBRO_9prCqNedDs-RkpRELFUeqkwqcHWF5b-OVKrs-9R7iTc-GJPtRSa6cfiI6lBgnp_TI1OJBMjcXJEIuiarpWgAASOAEoMN9feMg/s1600-h/John-Galey-death-Gordon-NE.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiEPbhcnKNZoJXbp5_wUsLRROkgwc1pp6eJeyV2knf0XH7vqGj3JA9dPVHq4RrCTLYF9VcVUE5qzLgPZsfCzugJwKzwLb1YKqlMfu5xJLNklLvkkv8xw2jrN8RvYBo15DmiU352Uosp0/s1600-h/John-Galey-death-Gordon-NE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415136247020230082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 106px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiEPbhcnKNZoJXbp5_wUsLRROkgwc1pp6eJeyV2knf0XH7vqGj3JA9dPVHq4RrCTLYF9VcVUE5qzLgPZsfCzugJwKzwLb1YKqlMfu5xJLNklLvkkv8xw2jrN8RvYBo15DmiU352Uosp0/s320/John-Galey-death-Gordon-NE.jpg" border="0" /></a>Noticing that it’s been a while since I rattled the cage of Galey research, I started foraging through my too-fat and unorganized file of the Galey family papers and happened across the news clipping shown here. It’s a front-page story from the Friday, August 2, 1929 edition of the <strong><em><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Chadron</span></em> </strong>(Nebr) <em><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><strong>Journal</strong>, </span></em>reporting the death of a John Galey, stricken while fossil hunting north of Chadron.<br /><br />My earlier memory of a “Gealy” spelling in this story proved wrong. But I’m not convinced that the newspaper got the spelling correct, especially if the Mr. Galey of Gordon described in the story was a member of the “Gealy” clan up in Sheridan County. You can click on the image at left to see a larger version of this story.<br /><br />A bit more research is necessary. These Galeys are a slippery lot.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-75916184658113493252009-10-11T18:31:00.000-07:002016-06-19T05:02:37.590-07:00Who'd-a-thunk it?<div align="justify">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br />Those “brick walls” that confound genealogists sometimes offer tiny holes through which one can snatch a bit of family history that is both surprising and unexpected. It might not be as exhilarating as bounding over those obstacles in a single leap, but it’s still rewarding!<br /><br />Such was the case last spring when I received an e-mail from a gent named Glenn Gealy, who lives in Maryland. He had happened across our Galey-Miller website on Rootsweb.<br /><br />“<em><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><strong>An interesting coincidence</strong></span>,” he wrote, that “<strong><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Bernard Galey died in my hometown of Gordon Nebraska in 1995. I believe this family originated in Lancaster Co. PA about 1750 (Benjamin Galey, of Little Britain Twp, who died 1777), moved to Kentucky, then to Montgomery Co., Indiana. I would like to correspond with you. Glenn</span></strong></em>”<br /><br />I was hooked. Many years earlier, I had come across a newspaper article about a “Gealy” family in Sheridan County, Nebraska. Intriguing as it was, I was confident that there was no relationship to “my” Galey family of Dawes County. It appears my confidence…..again…..was misplaced.<br /><br />I had known for many years that our Galey ancestors had arrived in Dawes County from Missouri and – before that – Indiana. All of a sudden, it seemed that there just might be a relationship between the Gealys of Gordon and the Galeys of Whitney.<br /><br />But then the story got even weirder.<br /><br />In later correspondence with Glenn Gealy, he dropped a bombshell: “<em><strong><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Having lived in Chadron – did you know of Gealy William Mathis, otherwise known as ‘Gealy Bill’? He is my father’s second cousin</span></strong></em>”<br /><br />As Karen’s cousin Kenny Kritenbrink would say, “Who’d-a-thunk it?”<br /><br />Know him?!?! Anyone living in or around Chadron, Nebraska, during the last half of the 20th century knew Gealy Mathis. Gealy was something of a “renaissance man.” He was an able individual with the instincts of a survivor. Born on a farm in Sheridan County, he grew up in the country and graduated from school in Clinton, Nebraska, got married and went in to the Navy, landing in Chadron after the service.<br /><br />I remember him as a long-time employee of the once vibrant Chadron Milling Company. Those were the days when there were three major employers in Chadron: the <em>railroad</em>, the <em>mill</em>, and the <em>college</em>. Gealy ultimately became manger of the mill, but then it burned down. Chadron Milling was devastated not by just one fire – but two.<br /><br />Doubtless, Gealy loved the community and was committed to remain there and raise his family, even after fire had snatched away his livelihood. He ran the Texaco bulk plant and service station for a while, and then became manager of the Ideal supermarket. Then he became service manager for the Chevrolet garage, and then parts manager for the Ford garage.<br /><br />A member of the Chadron Volunteer Fire Department for more than 40 years, Gealy was Fire Chief for over 20 years. Involved in so many civic and community organizations, it was no surprise that he was handily elected Dawes County Clerk in 1974 – a job he held until he retired in 1986.<br /><br />The week after Glen Gealy wrote to me about his uncle “Gealy Bill” in Chadron, we received the news about Gealy Mathis’ death. The Chadron Record posted his obituary on-line.<br /><br />Of Gealy’s family, I know his son Jerry best. Although we went to separate schools – I was a “Cardinal” and he was a long-time “Junior Eagle,” – he was my age and we often competed in sporting events.<br /><br />During those high school years, Jerry and I dated a couple of girls who were best friends: Shelley and Karen. And all the while, Jerry and Karen were likely shirt-tail "cousins."<br /><br /><strong><em>Who’d-a-thunk it?</em></strong><br /><br />We didn’t.<br /></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801128771027931954.post-47831658513764974062009-07-04T16:16:00.000-07:002009-07-05T16:19:32.687-07:00Tombstone folly<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">James Thomas Galey died 51 years ago today in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.<br /><br />That fact spurred memories about a claim by Tom that remains something of a mystery to this day.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355117137898269122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplq0-lmumSR_RTKFm5uNJ6WQrBehJI72oiuYe_TLNjwcW9LxSUdnf0Pr5mdC7Tp9z-qOEA3kDrLKkhfx5VQmaE0juDNSRV4oUk-hHZ_ca7UseQ4EhS2rUSeVEEV1wAbEZOKgHU0g8ZSA/s400/Tombstone-Galey,-James-T..jpg" border="0" />Budding genealogists would quickly note – as I once did – that James Thomas Galey died in 1958 at age 58. After all, he had always alleged that he had been born in 1900. That’s probably why his death certificate says he was born in 1900 – as does his tombstone in the Whitney, Nebraska cemetery.<br /><br />But all was not as it seemed.<br /><br />In the summer of 1989, more than 30 years after Tom Galey, Sr., died, I was in Portand, Oregon on two weeks of active duty training with the Navy. One weekend, I rented a car and drove south down Interstate-5 to Woodburn, where I met one of Karen’s uncles – Frank Galey.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnu72PXgDF1z2LN_b2WXgkXRKgvU1NTldnN9MW0VMJ91YdLWZQsyxg0TH4LVsDGl4lzMYOKk9xGsKSJXHT0K_NtfilnDU90EWabiL-LOpYhrpwqF8PiAWoxky-sV9q7pHDxl39GZr9NP0/s1600-h/Lee-Frank-Galey-Jun79-Woodb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355111589971269042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnu72PXgDF1z2LN_b2WXgkXRKgvU1NTldnN9MW0VMJ91YdLWZQsyxg0TH4LVsDGl4lzMYOKk9xGsKSJXHT0K_NtfilnDU90EWabiL-LOpYhrpwqF8PiAWoxky-sV9q7pHDxl39GZr9NP0/s320/Lee-Frank-Galey-Jun79-Woodb.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lee Frank Galey was by that time long since retired from Portland Power and Light Company. A life-long bachelor, “Frank” lived in a quiet neighborhood of Woodburn populated by senior citizens.<br /><br />When I took this photograph of Frank, he was 79 years old and still quite active. The golf cart in his garage was well used, and I suspect he was among the very first Galey to pick up a golf club. ‘Twould have been fun to watch him compete with his nephews Bob and Gary Galey, who are both afflicted with the golf bug.<br /><br />There’s no mistaking that Frank was a Galey. His facial features resembled several of the Galey clan, and I think he particularly resembled Tommy Galey (1934-2006).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00H8JUNeryMkFELQCMjbzbY_khLnRTrqYy-RaBhpIgXMShSTLiytbxlpOvNhpPrhNNhhCTlabQXUFQyF8xKJbCiDpJhKq3_sGrdrdzqWymzoUO_Gc0qjCwSH-_9UlC2pZ149mMZTSG0o/s1600-h/Marge-&-Karen-E-of-Chadron.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355112604331532754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00H8JUNeryMkFELQCMjbzbY_khLnRTrqYy-RaBhpIgXMShSTLiytbxlpOvNhpPrhNNhhCTlabQXUFQyF8xKJbCiDpJhKq3_sGrdrdzqWymzoUO_Gc0qjCwSH-_9UlC2pZ149mMZTSG0o/s320/Marge-&-Karen-E-of-Chadron.jpg" border="0" /></a>Frank was a great story teller and delighted in recalling his visit to Nebraska some years earlier, when those <em>“two little girls of Eva’s helped run down and wring the neck of a chicken”</em> – destined to be the main course for dinner that night.<br /><br />During our conversations about the Galey family and their migration from Indiana to Montana, Frank revealed a fact that had been obscured over the years. His older brother Tom Galey (1890-1958) <strong>wasn’t</strong> born in 1900 – as he had claimed and as was inscribed on his tombstone. It seems that Tom, for whatever reason, perpetrated a hoax that lingered beyond the grave.<br /><br />Frank insisted that he – not Tom – was the only Galey boy born in 1900. And Tom, he noted, was 10 years older than him!<br /><br />There is little doubt that Tom Galey fibbed about <strong><em>when</em></strong> he was born – the only real question is <strong><em>why</em></strong>.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355112922701376482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9x2pZfF6bptnSRoNlezyT6EIILRGqjYaHyYT8-z8ag2cOdaUkWeFGl7zRDkQo2kTADw7lt2S3ufUhLxMn8mlGs5oDqmbQ_1injuZ7JNEAcIF0WpJT7BDqNXcknEiwg1SQhPT8fm-z9o/s400/Tom-&-Eva-composite.jpg" border="0" />The most likely explanation had to do with that young Cunningham woman he started dating shortly after he wandered into western Nebraska when he was about 40 years old. It was just prior to the Great Depression, and he had been smitten by the young Eva Cunningham, a schoolmarm who was half his age. My best guess is that he shaved the truth by about 10 years in order to narrow the gap in their ages.<br /><br />When they finally wed on November 25,1933 in Rushville, Nebraska, she had just turned 24 and he was 43…..er, 33!<br /><br />Only his brother, Frank Galey, would finally set the record straight. And census records substantiate his assertion. A few short years after our conversation in Woodburn, Frank Galey died. He was 87 years old. We would like to have known him better. He liked to get at the truth of things!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0