[George Albert Pinkston]

Jollensten, Bessie, Pinkston, George Albery

United States, Nebraska, Ogallala

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HALT OF ORKIR :71VA la. -11.1b "4'1
DATE
NAME AND ADDRESS OF IlWORLIANT
Orralean
ADDRESS
SUBJECT Yonloro
rrn 11,ert .inkstl!tn
Coerce Albert !i'1 -ton uti, born in Tentlaky, .ob. 2, 1876, as
a chill mire t. Comte, hobraske with his parents to live, and at the
age of 13 they pionoore to ,etarney, where they lived 40 years.
It ums here ho rrey to manhood, and gets, wllo
was born in Kari-it:burg 4anracylvania 1S700 to them, tree chi.V.ren
were born.
grs. ,inketen als leneered itc i,ourney, a.% the ac or IO
years she rode her own iony and helped drive t eir °eV:1.e behind
ti covered =gen.
gr. Pinkston and his fmkily, coved .tr Ocallala, in 1020 vilare
he bouEht m ram, wiaere he still reticles, tbout one hr if .2.1te west
of the Xinsley L. gr. Yinleston her a full section o land and
paid 410.00 1.cr here and nod ficures his *-4pr:vercents wort 0,000.
He vents ,7,500 for all.
rinkttonse son Lynn end f7mIly aro fr,= Learney in 1021
they lived with him 4 years after which ti,.a they bouLbt a how in
Lemoyne, gebr. where the: and their three elleren, (erien, Larvey
end Ana) Utill live.
A deuchtor, Yircie gey tmlerson and her husband and five ohildren
also cane to live wit l them in 1035. i„owever, bot, ran core carpenters

and worked at their trade most of the ti;_es until Lr. Andersen end
his femily moved to Ave Liescuris June Os 1038.
hrs. 7inkston tonds a poi she wrotot
OCALLILIkLY OGALIMA
VITO the prettiest Eirl out to the =at,
She always tries to de her best,
And rides a bronco withrut four,
:4ow see her a.ect end drup that door,
Tils O1lal, Vy
C7OEUS
She picks her Stetson from the trots,
iier horse is running very rust
Now see her rope .wirl in the breeze
Ler letded skiet is at her knees.
The prairie roundup tine it here
A tine the cor4b7s Vve tv) dear,
01 see her bulldoiy thl,t bit steer,
T1 -4y swore tiutt h, could not bo tied
01 look now boys; see her tide,
Orallala Zr °canals.
No was cold as he could be
And just as moan so mean could be
She jumped from her horse vm4 crabbed hie nose,
Ben erne to her resew the story toes.
jvallala 4 Ocisllala.