First Billette in the US!

This is the immigration/naturalization paper for my g-g-grandpa Toussaint Billette. He came from Canada in 1865, and was granted US citizenship in 1871 in Minnesota. Where it all began. Minnesota is where grandma Billette met Grandpa Billette.

Marriage Announcement from 1883

A marriage announcement for my g-g-grandparents Billette and Loiselle. The Minnesota Historical Society had it posted online.

Census Double-Reported

I have been looking over census records from 1900 thru 1930 and found out that Granny Plummer's grandpa, Christian Cleveland (born around 1868) showed up on the 1930 United States Census twice; once in Cass County, Minnesota and once in Los Angeles County, California. Apparently he moved sometime during that year and was caught by the census workers on both ends.

More information about g-g-grandpa Cleveland; he had six children by his first wife Elise before she died in 1904. His second wife Edith (who was 20 years younger him!) helped to raise the kids from the first marriage and also bore him at least two more children. Granny Plummer's dad, Charles Cleveland appears to be the third child from the first marriage. Charles moved back into his father's household in Los Angeles County in 1930, and Granny Plummer was born to him and Kathryn Edens in Santa Monica in 1932.

Both sides of my family appear to have connections to Minnesota before my parents even met.

Placing Mom's Headstone

All the boys were able to make their hand-prints in the setting for Mom's headstone. Jarin also made his mark. A week later we were able to place the headstone...so glad we could finally get this done!

The grandsons all made paintings about grandma and they left those there by the headstone.