One of the cool things about being deeply rooted in one place, Seattle, is coming across odd coincidences of family history. My grandfather, Omar James Humphrey, Jr. and my great-aunt on my grandmother's side, Winifred Ross Heiser, were born 2 days apart in Seattle and they are listed on the same page of the Register of Births in Seattle.
Two things I love about these entries, in addition to the fact that my grandfather and my great-aunt are both listed on the same page while the two families would not meet for another twenty years. One, I love that OJH Sr identifies his occupation as capitalist. That's awesome. And two, I love that my other great-grandfather, Rex Ross, identifies himself as a rancher. He would go on to attend medical school in Philadelphia (with his wife and three children in two) and become a surgeon. But in 1907 -- he was a rancher? Where? In Ballard?
this is crazy -- and hilarious!
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