1877 - Born in Saginaw, Michigan, one of eleven children, including twins.
1886 - Age 9, moved west with her family by wagon on the Oregon Trail and settled in Grants Pass, Oregon.
1896 - Age 19, married in Grants Pass, Oregon and later three children were born in Oregon and three more after moving to Howard, Kansas. The family raised riding horses and were farmers.
1902 - Age 25, moved with her family to Kansas by train and told stories about the Native Americans who were selling their goods at the train stations.
1930 - Age 53, her husband died after a long illness.
1936 - Age 59, traveled from Howard, Kansas to Long Beach, California in the sidecar of a Harley Davidson motorcycle with her 21 year old son. She kept a diary of her trip which was transcribed in 1994.
1939 - Age 62, returned to Grants Pass, Oregon for a family reunion.
1958 - Age 80, her only daughter died at the age of 53, after surgery. Her Granddaughter and Great Granddaughter (Cindy Taylor, age 3-1/2) flew to Kansas for the funeral.
1963 - Age 85, died in Howard, Kansas.
1993 - Many of her relatives remained in Oregon and were located in 1993 by searching for records at the Mormon Family History Center.
2001 - There have been at least six sets of identical twins born, and three sets are living today.