Also in the Martin household in 1880 was William's 23 year old brother, James L. Martin.
The school that Ona Martin worked at during the 1920's and 1930's was the Point Loma Nazarene College in Los Angeles, California.
Excerpt from the August 23, 1888 issue of the Blaine Journal
The following election officers have been appointed by the county commissioners for the election which takes place on Tuesday, November 6th:
Woodland - A. T. THOMPSON, inspector, H. J. PYEATT and R. T. MILLSAP, judges. Polls to be held at the school house in said precinct.Henry was enumerated twice in the 1920 census, once on January 6, and again at a different location on January 12.
Earl Pyeatt was listed as a grandson of Henry J Pyeatt in the January 12 enumeration of the 1920 Washington census. He was listed as 2 years old. Also, Earl Pyeatt was listed as a thirteen year old in Henry Pyeatt's 1930 household.
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HENRY J. PYEATT
The history of western Whatcom county was made by the pioneers; it was emblazoned on forest trees by the strength of sturdy arms and a gleaming ax and written on the surface of the earth by the plow. They were strong men and true who came to found a new community - those hardy settlers who built their first plain domiciles, grappled with the giants of the forest and from the wilderness evolved the fertile and productive fields which now mark the landscape. To establish a home amid such surroundings, and to cope with the many privations and hardships which were the inevitable accompaniments of such a life, demanded invincible courage and fortitude, strong hearts and untiring hands, and the names and deeds of the early pioneers should be held in perpetual reverence by those who now enjoy the fruits of their toil.
Among these "old timers" of Whatcom county is Henry J. Pyeatt, who is now spending the later years of his life in comfortable retirement in Lynden, working only as he pleases to while away the time. He was born in Arkansas in 1854 and is a son of John and Ada M. (Tenant) Pyeatt, both of whom also were natives of that state and the former of whom died when our subject was but a small boy. The maternal grandfather, Thomas H. Tenant, was a pioneer Methodist preacher in Arkansas, and one of his sons, John Tenant [Tennant], was one of the earliest settlers at Ferndale, Whatcom county, where he conducted one of the first real estate offices in that locality. About the time of the Civil war our subject's family moved to Kansas, where he received his education, attending three months each year at a school three miles from his home. Before and after this three mile walk he put in his time at farm work, so it is hardly likely that he lacked for physical exercise. He was the sole support of his mother and sister and he bravely did his part. He subsequently went to Texas, where he remained for two years , and then returned to Kansas, where he remained until 1883, when he came to Ferndale, Whatcom county, and went to work for his uncle, John Tenant. In that year he and his mother took up homesteads in Delta township, which they proved up. Mr. Pyeatt relates that in 1888, when the time came for him to go to Bellingham to prove upon his land he found a six foot fir log across the road on the way down. He had no time to spare, and hastily unhitching his horses he led them around the obstruction, then took down the wagon and passed it piece by piece over the log, putting it together again on the other side, and proceeded on his way, arriving at Bellingham just in time.
At that time there were no roads in this locality and all the family provisions had to be carried in from Ferndale. During their first six months here their nearest neighbor was three miles away. Wild animals and birds were plentiful and the pioneer table did not lack for choice fresh meat. The land was heavily timbered, and on our subject's land was some of the finest cedar in this section to the county, but in 1884 a forest fire swept through it and spoiled the best timber. The young growth and brush was so thick that a man could hardly swing an ax, but in the course of time these conditions were conquered and eventually Mr. Pyeatt cleared eighty acres of his tract, besides doing a good deal of draining, and a fine and fertile farm was developed out of the wilderness. Mr. Pyeatt devoted his attention mainly to dairying, in which he met with splendid success. In 1920 he practically retired from active affairs and has since been living in Lynden.
In 1887 Mr. Pyeatt was married to Miss Laura J. Ferguson, who was born in New York state, a daughter of Benjamin Ferguson. She came to Whatcom county in 1883, and her death occurred in 1909. To Mr. and Mrs. Pyeatt were born eight children, namely: Bayard A., who lives on the home place and is married and has two children; Ada J., who keeps house for her father; Alvin L., who is married and who enlisted for service in the World war and was in training camp when the armistice was signed; Ina R., who is the wife of H. E. Fritz, of Lynden, and has two children; Ralph H., who is married and lives in Lynden, and who was also in military training camp when the armistice was signed; Preston T. who is married and had one child, now deceased, and who was in training camp when he was taken with the "flu," which disabled him from further service; and Esther J. and Paul G., who are at home. Mr. Pyeatt has always been deeply interested in the progress and welfare of his community, especially in educational affairs, and he rendered effective service as a member of the Woodland school board. He also served several times as road supervisor. His religious membership is with the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he has long been active. During his early years here he donated many days' labor to the building of roads, and relates that on one occasion he and two neighbors put in sixty-three days on the construction of the road to Ferndale. At one point they ran into eighty rods of water and induced the county commissioners to appropriate two hundred dollars for a bridge over that place, which netted about a dollar and a half a day for the three men. Mr. Pyeatt is a man of sterling character, candid and straightforward in all his relations with his fellowmen, and his influence has always been on the right side of every moral issue. He has been a potent factor in the affairs of his community for many years and his unremitting efforts for the public welfare have been recognized and appreciated by his fellow citizens, among whom he enjoys the highest measure of confidence and regard.
History of Whatcom County, Volume II, by Lottie Roeder Roth, 1926, pps. 923-924.
PYATT/PYEATT, Laura J. (d. 1910)
Mrs. Henry Pyatt, of Woodlawn, died suddenly at the home of her nephew near Custer, Monday. She had gone there to attend her nephew's wedding and was stricken with apoplexy, dying before any medical aid could reach her. The funeral is being held at Woodlawn today, Rev. Clos, of Ferndale officiating. The remains will be buried in the Lynden cemetery. Mrs. Pyatt was 42 years old. She leaves a husband and eight children, five brothers and a sister to mourn her loss. Laura Jane Ferguson, was born in Green County, New York, April 13, 1868. When she was six years of age her parents moved to Dakota. They lived there seven years, later moving to Washington, where she has resided ever since. Nov. 16, 1887, she was married to Henry J. Pyeatt. She was converted during the first year of their marriage and has lived a consistent Christian life. To this happy union were born eight children, five boys and three girls. She died May 23, 1910. She leaves to mourn her loss a mother, five brothers and one sister, and many other relatives and loved ones, besides a host of friends. The funeral service was at her home at Woodlawn, conducted by the Rev. Closs of Ferndale. Text Second Timothy 4 - 7 and 8 verses. Interment at Lynden Cemetery.
(From The Lynden Tribune, May 26 & June 10, 1910)
WW1 draft registration Whatcom Co, WA 1917
WW1 draft registration Whatcom Co, WA 1918
WW1 draft registration Washington Co, AR 1917
BIRTH-MARR-DEATH:History of Washington County, Arkansas;Srpingdale, Ark.;Shiloh
Museum;1989;Call# US/CAN 976.714 D3n.Also listed in the Mack Thompson household in the 1930 Wyoming census was Lois T. McCormick, Mack's sister, age 40, who was divorced. She was listed as a jewelry store saleslady.
From an aritcle in the July 28, 1920 Fayetteville Democrat:
"Miss Julia Zellner of Priarie Grove, Mrs. J. H. Pelfrey of West Fork, and Ernest Dowell of Mount Comfort are among the out-of-town delegates here for the county Sunday school convention. They appear on tomorrow's program."
BIRTH-DEATH:History of Washington County, Arkansas;Springdale, Ark.;Shiloh
Museum;1989;Call# US/CAN 976.714 D3n.February 9, 1925 article in the Fayetteville Daily Democrat:
Zellner Succeeds as Manager of Fey.
In a reorganization of the Fayetteville Lumber and Cement Company, J. H. Zellner of Prairie Grove was elected manager, succeeding the late Bruce Holcomb, with F. G. Beaver assistant manager.
Dr. P. L. Hathock, Percy Cummings and Mr. Beaver were admitted to the company as new stockholders. Officers were elected as follows:
President, J. H. Zellner, L. I. Bagget, Prairie Grove, vice-president; W. H. Baggett, Prairie Grove, secretery; J. E. Pyeatt, Stillwell, treasurer.
Mr. Zellner is well known in Fayetteville where he will move with his family in the immdediate future. He owns several lumber yards and has been in the lumber business for a number of years.