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The Johnston line — Jerry's father's side
Died on the Wyoming trail, 1854.
Widowed on the trail; walked on. Her 1856 letter survives.
Orkney to Salt Lake City at seventeen, 1836–1903.
Jerry's paternal grandfather.
Jerry's paternal grandmother.
Jerry's father, 1916–1987.
The Blackett · Averett · Stephens line — Jerry's mother's side
Revolutionary War general, 1711–1781.
The Huguenot thread.
The missing link to the General.
Mormon Battalion soldier, 1816–1902.
Joined the Averett and Blackett lines.
The leap-year baby and child emigrant.
London to Nephi, Utah, 1807–1878.
From the cliffs of Whitby, Yorkshire.
Jerry's maternal grandfather, 1886–1937.
Jerry's mother, 1918–2007.
The Scott · Chiaretta line — Janet's family
Deer Trail, Colorado to Utah, 1923–2004.
Rosie the Riveter, 1924–2018.
From Bruzolo, Italy, to the Utah coal country.
B-17 turret gunner, 1921–1959.
A veteran of three wars.
Jerry's wife. Where two family stories meet.