Person:Ada Brassfield (2)

Shown on the 1900 Census, Umatilla County, Weston, OR, living with family, age 7.

1930 United States Federal Census > Washington > Pierce > Tacoma > District 147

John,   I live in Corona, California.  I live about 20 houses away from Susan Fowler Thomas. She is Joanne's oldest. Her husband Ron died a few years ago of cancer. They have 2 children Megan and Shawn. I don't really have a relationship with her. Cathy Lynn Fowler Lives in Riverside, I think. I saw her in the grocery store last month. She doesn't talk to me. The other sister Betsy Fowler Zoboski moved to Oregon about 1992. Her husband's name is Mark and they have 2 kids, Emily and Zachary. Jim Fowler is living Tennessee. We hadn't heard from him in a long time and we thought he was dead. He has a new wife (Stacey) and daughter.

Joanne was diagnosed with emphysema before I knew her. She was STILL SMOKING. She also had cirrhosis of the liver and an enlarged heart. She drank and stayed in her room after her husband died. When the grandkids started coming I think she finally wanted to have a life but it was too late. She was bloated and had a distinct way of sitting so that her lungs could get air. She was finally disabled from work and put on oxygen until she died. When she died I was pregnant with my son and Betsy was pregnant with Zachary. Betsy went into labor on the day of her funeral and I had James 6 weeks later.   David Leaverton was living in Riverside when I met him. They had a nice place and were really nice people. They were very generous with presents. I think he was rebuilding after some financial loss. They had moved from a trailer park. A really nice triple wide though. He died 3 months after Grandma Ada. I couldn't believe it when I got the call at work. We had just endured Joanne dying the year before. Ada's husband Berle died after that. Grandma Ada got ovarian cancer and came out of the surgery with a colostomy. She only lasted about 8 months after that. Within a year and a half we had lost most of the family. Our Christmas was very different after that. Greg Leaverton, David's son used to live in Corona. I haven't seen him in years. They liked to go to the river. I think he had a place over there, too. He is married to Cyndee and they have 2 boys Ryan and Todd. Both those boys would be over 21 now. Greg's brother was an Elementary school teacher in Riverside when I knew him. Their Mom, Phyllis, remarried after David died and I think she moved back to Washington.   My daughter, Lora and I think that in the family picture (taken after J W Brassfields funeral) Grandma Brassfield looks like Sue. I think she looks like Joanne, too. Hazel in the top row looks like a younger Sue and her daughter Megan. There is a picture of you and your siblings on the welcome page. The one that plays music. The sister in the middle looks just like Cathy Fowler.   My pictures are in a box somewhere. When I find them I will send you pictures of what I have. I am sending you a picture of Lora and her baby Emma Melinda Munoz. And another of me and Emma, my first and only grandchild so far.   Thank you again for all that you have done. We really enjoy it.   Charlene

Yeah I am Todd I was looking on your website quite a bit. You have a picture of my dad Greg when he was just little boy and my uncle. I met great grandma ada when I was little before she passed away, I think she lived in riverside. I am gonna call my grandma Phyllis she lives in Tucson, Az and walk her through your website and I do think she has a few photos possibly some you have as well.

Jeff lives in Riverside as well. An he finaly got married a few years back probably like 10 and has no children.

My brother Ryan has a wife April and 3 kids Corbin Linkon and Brooklyn. Ryan is currently in northern near booneville with his water truck supplying water to the fire engines fighting the fires for CDF....hea has been up there for about 25 days.

I noticed that Ryan was Cora's last name by birth am I right in that?

I also sent you website address to my mom and mentioned it to her and my dad they are out of town right now in Parker Dam, CA at the river without me ha ha.

Todd Leaverton