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 INDIAN VALLEY, IDAHO
August, 2003
(Click on thumbnail for large photo)
In memory of Harold Robert Ludwig
February 1, 1920 - February 2, 2002
 
In 1920 my father was born in this house in Indian Valley (closer view, right).  He grew up in these beautiful surroundings with his six younger sisters and brothers--farming , milking cows, and rounding up cattle with his father and many uncles.  He collected many arrowheads in those days, so I assume "Indian Valley" was named that for a reason.

              
This was his old schoolhouse, empty now but still preserved.  There is presently no school in Indian Valley, though a fire station there is operational.

                                   
The General Store is still the only store in town, looking much as it did when my dad was a boy.  Recently operating under new ownership,  its original display cases will be removed, since the meager store profits won't provide the $15,000 required for the new owner to purchase them.  A few convenience items are available at the store, and there is an old soda fountain area that's still open.

Most of the 100 (+ or -) people in the area live on ranches, where much hay is grown in the summer with the abundant water.  In spite of one of the hottest, driest summers on record, the land was still fairly green when we visited this August; and there was still some water in the river, as well as in many streams and ditches flowing through the land.  I've been told the water table is very high, and assume there are some natural springs in the area.

                                       
The Little Weiser River flows through Indian Valley, though it's low this time of year.  I need to return in the spring when it's really beautiful!

                                  
More scenic views--and a panoramic scene (below), if you have time for it to load . . .


(Scroll through expanded full-sized view for a detailed panorama!)

                                   
On to the Indian Valley Cemetery, where some of my dad's uncles and grandparents are buried.   On the right you can see the "town" of Indian Valley, looking back from Cemetery Lane.

      
A wide view, looking from the entrance to the cemetery.

             
A general view of some older graves, and on the right a closer example of one of the old headstones there.  They are all beautifully maintained and well marked, though some are roughly marked in cement more recently, perhaps as part of a restoration..

                         
The graves of my father's father's parents, Charles Robert Ludwig and Georgina Sabrina Say Ludwig Bivens (known by my father as "Grandma Bivens").  They are buried side-by-side, but unfortunately are not identified in the headstone engravings as ever having been married. 
On the right is a photo of the house they built in Payette, Idaho before moving to Indian Valley.  They are pictured with a hired hand on the far left; and on their left, their children Harry (my grandfather), Mabel, and Grace.  (The house in Payette is still lived in.)

  • Name: Georgina Sabrina SAY
  • Birth: 11 Mar 1870 in High Street, Weymouth, England
  • Death: 1 Jun 1958 in Council, Adams, Idaho

    Father: George William SAY b: Feb 1842 in North Bradley, Wiltshire, England
    Mother: Sarah Ann MARSHALLSAY b: 6 Jun 1843 in Weymouth, Dorset, England

    Marriage 1 Charles Robert LUDWIG b: 6 Jan 1861 in Reinhold, Germany
    • Married: 20 Sep 1890 in Payette, Payette, Idaho

    Children

    1. Has Children Grace Emiley LUDWIG b: 12 Jan 1891 in Payette, Payette, Idaho
    2. Has Children Mabel Ida LUDWIG b: 8 Oct 1893 in Payette, Payette, Idaho
    3. Has Children Harry Charles LUDWIG b: 26 Feb 1897 in Payette, Payette, Idaho (my paternal grandfather)

    Marriage 2 William Moore BIVENS b: 28 May 1866 in Union, Union, Oregon

    • Married: Abt 1940 in Ontario, Malheur, Oregon

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    On the other side of the cemetery are the graves of my father's mother's brothers and some of their wives, the Johnsons. 


    In this view you can see there is extra ground on the right.  I've considered inquiring about purchasing it to continue using it as a family plot.

    My dad's mother and father. Harry Charles Ludwig  and Myrtle Elizabeth Johnson Ludwig and her parents, Richard and Mary Ann Johnson are buried in the Weiser, Idaho Cemetery.  I remember my Grandma Ludwig saying that she didn't want to be buried at Indian Valley because it was too wet under the ground. 
    We visited their graves on the way home from this Indian Valley trip:

           
    Richard and Mary Ann Johnson had 13 children. 

  • Name: Richard JOHNSON
  • Birth: 17 Nov 1858 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co.,PA
  • Death: 25 Jun 1929 in Weiser, Idaho
  • Burial: 27 Jun 1929 Hillcrest Cemetary, Weiser, Idaho

    Father: Thomas William JOHNSON Jr b: 20 Dec 1820 in England
    Mother: Mary Bertha RUPP b: Oct 1825 in The Alsace, France

    Marriage 1 Mary WEBSTER b: 24 Jul 1866 in Sheffield, England
    • Married: 13 Jun 1881 in Leadville, CO

    Children

    1. Has Children Robert Ernest JOHNSON b: 20 May 1883 in Jeansville, PA
    2. Has Children Walter JOHNSON b: 8 Oct 1885 in Oskaloosa, Iowa
    3. Has Children Emma JOHNSON b: 1 Jan 1886 in Oskaloosa, Iowa
    4. Has Children Benjamin Franklin JOHNSON b: 11 Jan 1889 in Olivet, Iowa
    5. Has No Children Fred JOHNSON b: ABT 1891
    6. Has Children LIVING
    7. Has No Children Frank JOHNSON b: 1 Jan 1895 in Oskaloosa, Iowa
    8. Has Children LIVING
    9. Has Children Bertha JOHNSON b: 1 Mar 1900 in Eagle, ID
    10. Has Children Myrtle Elizabeth JOHNSON b: 13 Oct 1902 in Eagle, ID (my paternal grandmother)
    11. Has Children Clyde Harold JOHNSON b: 1 Apr 1905 in Eagle, ID
    12. Has Children Edwin Lester JOHNSON b: 30 Jul 1909 in Eagle, ID
    13. Has Children Mildred Grace JOHNSON b: 29 Feb 1912 in Eagle, Ada Co.,ID
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