My name is Paul Ross and I currently write from the great State of Idaho. I am happily married to my beautiful wife, Amanda. We have four beautiful and talented children. I am an attorney practicing in bankruptcy, criminal, estate, municipal, and property law.
I have lived in the states of California, Idaho, Missouri, Oklahoma, Utah, and Virginia. I attended school in Paul, Idaho and graduated from Minico High School. I served for two years in the United Kingdom in England and Wales. My Bachelors of Science degree is from Utah State University. My Juris Doctor is from Oklahoma City University. I a happy member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My primary interests are my family and its history, my faith and its history, and a number of other interests.
I am an Eagle Scout. I serve on the Local Rules Committee for the United States District of Idaho Bankruptcy Court. I serve as the County Chairman for the Cassia County Republican Central Committee.
Any questions or complaints, please feel free to leave a comment or message for me.
Sagacity 
I was happy to find a photograph of my late aunt, Jane Rue, and a copy of her note on your blog. It was a real treat.
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Paul, was soo nice to see the tribute to your grandma- also the one to my Uncle Bud. We sure do miss him, but know he is soo happy to be back together with Colleen. Thanks for sharing these photos.
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Paul, My name is Kent Gardiner. I am a member of the church, a family historian, have a family history web site and am currently working on the Bachman line and in particular Rosilla Bachman and Moroni Ferrin. I am related to Rosilla and am interested in her descendants and her in particular. Thanks for posting the pictures of Orlo, they make a nice addition to his page. Let me know if I can help you with any information you need. I’m also looking for more information on my ancestors and related families. Kent Gardiner
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Hi I was surprised to see a photo of my Grandmother Suzan Boyd in plain city student body photo that you posted. Thanks 🙂
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Paul, my name is Kathy Skeen Hadley, I live in Plain City and know Milo. I was interested in this wonderful picture. We are having a Skeen reunion on August 17th at the Plain City Town Square. I would love to share this picture with everyone, but the problem is I can’t get a good print out off the website. Is there any way you could send me a physical copy of the picture I could have enlarged and show at the reunion? I would be glad to pay for the picture and postage. I am sure everyone would enjoy seeing it. Thanks for sharing. You can email me your address your address and I will send the money to you. Thanks again for sharing such a treasure.
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Bob Weenig – Tomball, TX. Thanks for posting the photos of Elsebina Maria Catharina Weenig and her daughter. I am wondering if we are related, sure seems like you have a lot of information about our family history, great job!
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Elsebina Maria Catharina Weenig Van Leeuwen is my 3rd Great Grandmother.
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Hi Paul. My name is Rayna Geurts. My grandmother was Viola. Thank you for sharing this information. Always so interesting to learn about the family. If you have any other information on our family please let me know where. Thank you.
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Paul my name is Bonnie Davis and I am a granddaughter of David Davis Williams and Rebecca Price Williams. John Haines and Sarah Jane are my great grandparents. I would like to be able to access information that you have about them. I have never seen a picture of either John Haines or Sarah Jane. Thank you so much for any consideration you can give me on finding this information.
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Elder John Jonas participated in teaching and baptizing the family of John Thomas Cutchen, Sr. and his wife Rosann who lived in Headland, Henry County, Alabama. Several hundred members of this family are now members of the Church, mostly active members. I am one of these descendants. I am Homer Meeks, Jr. would like to correspond and give additional history on your great, great Uncle.
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Paul my name is Dallas Weston, my Great Grandmother was Henrietta Stoker, William Stoker’s daughter form his second wife Eliza in Ogden. I have lived in Plain City my whole life, a member, and I am just getting in to Family history. My son Randy has just bought Milo’s house and we are in the process of remodeling it. I knew Milo quite well when I was young and he was building homes in our neighborhood. He was quite a character and I had a lot of respect for him. My son Doug was in his ward when he passed and my daughter in law Sharell help with his services. Thanks for your writings.
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Paul, my name is Rellie Andrijasevich King, my Aunt Katherine Andrijasevich was married to James Calvin Phibbs 1916-1977. They married in Los Angeles, CA on July 30, 1965 when Katie was 51 and Jim was 49. They resided in San Francisco together until Jim died.
Katie then moved to Sonoma, Ca to live closer to her sister Aurelia and brothers Frank and Peter.
I remember Jim well from our rowdy family gatherings.
My father Peter Andrijasevich 1926-2007 was the youngest of the 8 in his family and his sister Katie was the eldest, born in 1910 She died January 1, 1998 in Sonoma, California.
Thank you for this interesting family history. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
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Hello Paul Ross,
I am very impressed by your blog, the vast amount of detail and photographs. I am researching my maternal family tree and find that my great grand aunt was Christiana Woodcock Singleton. She and her husband Thomas were pioneers of Plain City, Utah and I see a number of Singletons in your photographs – how marvellous it would be if they were descendants of theirs. I would be thrilled if I could find photographs of both or either of them and their families.
Good luck with learning Llanfairpwllgwyn etc!
Alwyn Egginton
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I recently starting learning about my ancestors. When I googled my great, great grandfather Stephen Coley your blog popped up. I really enjoyed reading your posts and looking at pictures. Thank you so much for sharing!!
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Hello Paul!
The Nippers are my family!! James Nipper, related to Ivan in one of your pictures, was my Grandpa!! Grandpa was the BEST and they do not make men like him anymore. We lost him this past January. It has been very hard and coming across your blog made me tear up!
Kelley
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Hi Paul my name is Anthony Coley and I live in Birmingham UK my great great Grandfather is Stephen Coley who as you know emigrated to the USA in the 1890’s and I suppose he was the head of the Coley clan in Utah. He must of been a tough old bird to have endured the long journey and starting a new life at his age. I would like to thank you for sending me your vast amount information about the Coley’s in the USA I am doing research myself concerning my great Grandfather Charles Coley Stephen’s son who stayed in the UK and other members of Stephen and Hannah’s family who stayed in the UK.
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Hi Paul – I am Janis Donaldson Roihl. George Donaldson was my grandfather and Joseph Russell my great grandfather. It seems the part of Tyrone they came from (around Moville) is now part of Donegal. We are actually leaving for Ireland tonight and will visit that area. Hope to get some history from the locals.
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I am very interested in what you find, if you are doing any family history related visiting!
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janis, my name is Bev Donaldson Turville. I believe your name came up on an Ancestry DNA match as a cousin of sorts, if your “handle is jroihl 14. I am a niece of a George Donaldson. He is the son of William Scott Donaldson and Mary Elizabeth Williams. He would be the brother of my father, John Edmund Donaldson. I see a Joseph Russell in my family group sheets. My parents divorced when I was young, and I haven’t much information at all on the Donaldson line. Would like to get acquainted and share information, if you would like.
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I just messaged you directly through Ancestry. Yes, we are related. My great grandfather is David Delos Donaldson, brother to your John Edmund “Eddie” Donaldson. Happy to get acquainted.
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Hi, I’m Traci Eames-O’Leary and live in UK, I’ve been a visitor to this site for couple of years to see what’s new on Eames & Stoker. Even nose about on other family that isn’t related to me. Keep it up Paul, I love how you go about it 🙂
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I found out there is no Moville , Tyrone and Moville, Donegal was never part of Tyrone. I don’t know if you know about Townlands – “A townland is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin, pre-dating the Norman invasion, and most have names of Irish Gaelic origin”. I and others I spoke with wondered if the address should be Moveagh Townland, Tyrone rather than Moville, Tyrone/
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I can’t tell if my post reply was posted, I don’t know how to do wordpress….. I can only do simple stuff…. facebook is what i know any way i knowi’m suscribed as i got an e-mail saying so……but don’t know how to actually reply to a post and see if it got posted….need help here
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Elaine, Thank you for your posts. The posts do not show up until I have reviewed and approved them. Thank you for your contact. I am related through the Ross clan, brother to your Fanny Ross Phibbs, John “Jack”.
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Hello I happen to know who the unknown guest of honor at the family gathering. My great grandma. I recognize a lot of the people in your family photos. The family has very dominant genes. Her name I believe was Clara Christina she married a man named George in the 1920s. Had 2 sons. You’re going to hav to contact me back
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I presume you are speaking about the Richmond Gathering post? I am very interested in learning more about Clara Christina and how she links to the Christiansen/Coley clan.
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Congratulations on your 37th birthday I hope you and your family are in good health.
from the UK branch of the Stephen Coley family
Regards Anthony Coley
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Paul,
I’m working on an update to the Plain City, Utah municipal website and would like to snag some of your pictures for the “History” section. Please let me know if that would be permissible. Thanks! Mike Kerswell – Information Specialist – Plain City, corp.
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Mike, Help yourself. Please make sure you cite your reference. Paul Ross
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Paul, I live in Minnesota and from the time I was little my mother told me stories about Mary Popwitz, a young girl who lived with her family in Marystown Mn from age 11 to age 16. She was from Owatonna Mn. The age of Mary Elisabeth Popwitz in your family history matches the age of the young girl my mother knew and your writing indicates that Mary went to school in Owatonna Mn. We are interested in confirming if they are the same person. My mother is 91 today but was only 5 when Mary came to live with them. Do you or Mary’s children know if she had any family in Minnesota or ever mentioned a family she lived with? My mother’s family name is Mechtel.
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It could very well be possible. Mary worked as a nanny in several homes. We have a number of photos with limited inscriptions on the back of them. One family was Bruzek, another family was Perley, but that does not mean there could not be a Mechtel family. I need to put together a post with all the photos for Mary. Maybe there is a chance you might recognize some of the names on the photos, or even your mother is in one of them. Who knows. I will e-mail you directly about names.
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Thank you so much for this! William Edward Stoker is my great great great grandfather. I am a newly-called family history specialist in my ward and I would love to add your writings to my family’s history on FamilySearch, with your permission. I will ensure you are credited. Would that be okay with you?
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Paul, just wondering if you were able to open the photos of park school I sent? I have not seen them posted and was just wondering.
Ann
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Thanks for all the information on James Sharp and his family. His mother, Elizabeth Cartwright married Thomas Sharp the same day my Sarah Cartwright married William Sharp, Dec. 29, 1823. Elizabeth and Sarah were cousins, their fathers, George and William were brothers and I’m assuming Thomas and William Sharp may have been brothers. I’m so very interested in anything you may have on this Cartwright family from Misson, Nottinghamshire.
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wonderful info My GGgrand Parents were Stephen and Hanna, G grandpa Harry and Caroline, grandpa Lloyd G Coley and dad Lloyd s Coley
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Hi Paul I am researching Hannah Maria Rogers Coley, She married Stephen Coley with the surname of Rogers, she changed her surname from Harris to Rogers when her mother Mary Harris married William Rogers. They lived in a village called Romsley in Worcestershire. Edward Harris was Mary’s father, her mother was Hannah Foley Harris. If you have any information on the Harris/Foley families I would be very grateful
Regards Anthony Coley Birmingham UK
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Hi, I am in Sweden and am amazed when I have done my DNA how many of my relatives joined the LDS church and was those Pioneers. I learn more and more who did travel all the way from Sweden for the right to live free from the Lutheran church and also it was a big movement in the time of Joseph Smith and in my family tree do I see those new churches who was established in that time and all are connected in my family tree. I joined the church in 2017 and travel to Salt Lake City in October 2017 to know more about my ancestries who lived in Utah.
I have learn about the church so very much by doing my Family-tree and most people in the church is connected in Ireland, Scotland and England. I started to research Donaldson here but there is more families I am connected to.
Regards
Eva Virginius, Sweden
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Good morning. My name is Keith Lamonte John and I grew up in Malad, Idaho. After living 33 years in suburban Washington DC – Northern Virginia – we have just moved back to Malad to retire. Regarding your history of the marriage of John Haines Williams and Sarah Jane Davis in 1849 in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales, like many church records, you have mistakenly listed one of their children, my great grandfather, as John Haines Williams instead of his correct name of John Hennys Williams. My grandmother, Sarah Mae Williams John, assured us that her father was named after his grandmother, Francis Hennys Williams. If my great-grandfather had exactly the same name as his father, wouldn’t he have been named John Haines Williams, Jr.? I have never seen any record listing him as such. Can you tell me where you got your information about his name? Thanks.
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I understand that Haines was the attempted anglicization of Henneys. While some in the family say Hanes now, the original pronunciation is/was Henness, not Hanes or Hennays. As such, I believe your comment is accurate as well as the spelling often attributed to all the John Haines Williams.
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Hi Paul,
Found your site while researching my maternal grandfather, Howard B Donaldson (seems you and I may be cousins!) A lot of your photos look familiar, particularly those of George. My grandfather’s passing while my mother was a child remains something of an unsolved mystery. My mother also did a lot of genealogical research before her passing 6 years ago. I don’t have a lot of contacts with relatives beyond my nuclear family – might be nice to connect.
Dan
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