James Ramsay and Jerry (Jeremiah) Stilley in the 1889 Pierce County, WA Directory.

Glen · December 28, 2009

This 1889 Tacoma and Pierce County, WA directory shows the neighboring families, James & Mary Ramsay and the Stilley's living on their farms at the place name of 'Ma' or Marion in Pierce County just northwest of Buckley. The Ramsay home and farm were valued at $1,932. The Stilley farm was valued at $2,833 (2/3 of that land was valued by Zillow.com in 2009 at $991,000). Also, listed on this page is Charles W. Spaulding and CW. Spaulding & Co. both of Buckley. It's certainly possible (likely) that this could have been Mary (Spaulding) Ramsay's brother (also known as Charles W. Spaulding). Charle's property value is listed at $4,690 and that of the company at $1,740. Charles Spaulding followed to Ramsay's and Stilleys to Okanogan County and died there in 1928.

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