Abstract

Oral history interview with second cousins Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 21, 1976. Shirk and Hull speak at length about their family background, including the Beebe, Wilson, Webster, and Couch families.

Abstract Small collection that largely consists of manuscript correspondence sent to Rachel A. Wilson (then Rachel A. Beaver) from her first husband, James A. Beaver, and two of her brothers, Hazel F. Cecil and Hiram B. Cecil, while all three men were serving as Union soldiers during the Civil War. Other materials include a list of the members of James Beaver's unit, the 33rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and documents relating to Beaver's military service and to Rachel A. Wilson's guardianship of their...