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Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:22:28 +0000

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By: Judy Ryan

Judy Ryan — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:26:33 +0000

Hi Russ,
I was fascinated about the story in the Seattle Times about your late Great Grandfather, John Weedin. The cover photo was beautiful and very eye catching. I'm an artist and I've done a collage piece of your Great Grandfather and thought you might want to see it. I know it's copy righted and just did this one for myself and for practice. If you give me your e-mail I can send you a photo of it.
Thanks, Judy
My e-mail is rjjryan@yahoo.com

By: Russ Hanbey

Russ Hanbey — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:15:45 +0000

Robert, and his brother William, migrated to the Green Lake area around 1873 after fighting many battles in the Civil War. They were originally from Missouri. Robert was born in 1842. The brothers homesteaded 160 acres (quarter section) of land on the SE corner of Green Lake, having married two sisters who came with them to homestead the 'wilderness' north of Seattle. He cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln, had a connection to Frank and Jesse James while in Missouri, and built his first house near 65th and Latona. My wife and I purchased and rebuilt a house at 6523 Latona in 1992, which was on or close to the Weedin's original acreage. Later on, one of Robert's sons built and operated a garage at the SE corner of 65th and Latona, across from LuLus coffee shop. My cousin Glenn has documented much of their story, which will be part of another article or the forthcoming book, 'Two Grandfathers'.

By: seattler0cks

seattler0cks — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:37:29 +0000

Russ,

Ah, ha! So if John Weedin was born in 1872 or so, his father, Robert Weedin, would have been born in the 1840's or so?

In this photo:

http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/%7Escripts/nph-br...

it states:

"Mrs. Weedin, wife of Robert Weedin, one of the original homesteaders. E 73rd St."

I'm not clear where on 73rd this is - just south of the Wood residence here:

http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm-ayp/item_...

(that corner is where the current Green Lake Bar and Grill resides), or further east. And was this address simply part of the homestead, or a residence separate from the one at 6042 6th Ave NE, which was a number of blocks south?

Finally, there were a number of Weedins who attended the UW in the late 20s and 30s (Leslie, Dan and Charles), as well as one in the 70s or so (Daniel). Do these individuals have a connection to John Weedin or the rest of that large clan?

By: Russ Hanbey

Russ Hanbey — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:18:24 +0000

James,
John F. was indeed the son of Robert Weedin. Robert and his brother WL homesteaded in the Green Lake area, starting in 1877. By then, Robert had five children, so he and others started the first school in the area (and Temperance Society). John F. and Agnes moved back out to the Green Lake area from downtown and settled into the family home on 6th Avenue NE with their nine children. John and Agnes owned inherited 80 acres at the time of his death, much of it where the I-5 runs now. Daphane, one of John's children was my father's mother.

By: mygreenlake

mygreenlake — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:37:07 +0000

Wow, interesting question, James! It does seem that there must be some connection. If I find anything out, I'll be sure to let you know, and you do the same, OK?

Thanks so much for writing, and for providing the links.

By: seattler0cks

seattler0cks — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:17:16 +0000

Amy,

I did catch that. Note, Weedins homesteaded in the area just east of Green Lake in the 1890s:

http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs....

and sent their children to schools in the surrounding area:

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPag...

The question is, what was the connection between John Weedin in the Times piece, and this family. John Weedin as born in 1872 or so according to the story (44 in 1916), so he would have been too old to have been a child of the Weedins above (or so it would seem). Nonetheless, it seems more than coincidence that he moved to the same area. Perhaps Russ Hanbey can shed some light.

James Cameron, Green Lake