Hattie and Edward Durkee would travel through the small town of Turner near Corvallis to visit Etta and Justus. Edward and Hattie would stop at a small inn for the night in Turner. Henry and Zoe Mankin ran the small inn. The Mankins had two sons and a baby daughter named Ivy. Edward and Hattie became very fond of the family, especially the baby. The Mankins had contracted tuberculosis and knew they were going to die of this infectious disease. They needed to isolate themselves from their baby daughter so she would not get TB. They knew how fond Edward and Hattie were of the infant and arranged for them to adopt her when they died. This happened about 1881 and Ivy lived happily with them as their daughter, not realizing that she was adopted until her adoptive mother, Hattie, died in 1890. The news of the adoption caused Ivy a great deal of distress. Edward and Ivy were lonely living without a wife and a mother. The next year Edward met an English immigrant named Anne Elizabeth Monk.
Birth parents -( Father) Joseph Mankin (1850-1879), Find a Grave Memorial 44216915. (Mother) Zoe Peris Knight Mankin (1854-1882), Find a Grave Memorial 44216965.
Birth parents -( Father) Joseph Mankin (1850-1879), Find a Grave Memorial 44216915. (Mother) Zoe Peris Knight Mankin (1854-1882), Find a Grave Memorial 44216965.
Hattie and Edward Durkee would travel through the small town of Turner near Corvallis to visit Etta and Justus. Edward and Hattie would stop at a small inn for the night in Turner. Henry and Zoe Mankin ran the small inn. The Mankins had two sons and a baby daughter named Ivy. Edward and Hattie became very fond of the family, especially the baby. The Mankins had contracted tuberculosis and knew they were going to die of this infectious disease. They needed to isolate themselves from their baby daughter so she would not get TB. They knew how fond Edward and Hattie were of the infant and arranged for them to adopt her when they died. This happened about 1881 and Ivy lived happily with them as their daughter, not realizing that she was adopted until her adoptive mother, Hattie, died in 1890. The news of the adoption caused Ivy a great deal of distress. Edward and Ivy were lonely living without a wife and a mother. The next year Edward met an English immigrant named Anne Elizabeth Monk.
Birth parents -( Father) Joseph Mankin (1850-1879), Find a Grave Memorial 44216915. (Mother) Zoe Peris Knight Mankin (1854-1882), Find a Grave Memorial 44216965.
Birth parents -( Father) Joseph Mankin (1850-1879), Find a Grave Memorial 44216915. (Mother) Zoe Peris Knight Mankin (1854-1882), Find a Grave Memorial 44216965.
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